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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 566

Certain review, reporting, and out-of-date requirements regarding the Public Service Commission (suggested as remedial legislation by the Public Service Commission)

Topics: Public Service Commission, Statutes: Revision

Became law

The governor signed it on May 6, 2010. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Nov 10, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Apr 13, 2010

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Apr 20, 2010

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2009 Wisconsin Act 238

Latest entry in the official record, May 10, 2010: “Published 5-19-2010”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill makes the following changes to statutes administered by the Public Service Commission (PSC):

1. Under current law, the PSC must submit a biennial report to the Joint Committee on Information Policy and Technology (JCIPT) regarding investments in advanced telecommunications infrastructure and the report must cover specified topics, including integrated services digital network (ISDN) deployment. This bill requires the PSC to submit the report to the legislature and eliminates the requirement that the report must cover ISDN deployment. Also, the bill requires the report to cover a topic only if there are issues with the availability or deployment of telecommunications infrastructure regarding the topic.

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2. The bill requires the PSC to review telecommunications depreciation guidelines every three years, rather than every two years as required under current law.

3. Under current law, the PSC must submit an annual report to JCIPT regarding the universal service fund (USF). This bill requires the PSC to submit the report biennially to the legislature.

4. Current law requires the PSC to review, at least biennially, rules regarding the USF. The bill requires the PSC to review the rules, but eliminates the biennial requirement.

For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.

Who's behind it

Law Revision Committee is its ⁠.

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Author (1)

  • Law Revision Committee

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities vote to recommend it

Passed, 12 to 0 · Apr 2, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 10, 2010

    The new law was published.

  2. May 6, 2010

    The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 238.

  3. May 4, 2010

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Apr 20, 2010

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Apr 16, 2010

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m)” (the official wording)

  6. Apr 14, 2010

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Apr 14, 2010

    The Senate received it.

  8. Apr 13, 2010

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Apr 2, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  10. Apr 2, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.

  11. Mar 3, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Nov 10, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.

  13. Nov 10, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Law Revision Committee

  2. Nov 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Energy and Utilities

  3. Mar 3, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 30, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 2, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  6. Apr 2, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Apr 7, 2010 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 4-13-2010 by committee on Rules

  8. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  11. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  12. Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Apr 14, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. Apr 14, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  15. Apr 14, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Apr 16, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m)

  17. Apr 16, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-20-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  18. Apr 20, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  19. Apr 20, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Apr 20, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  21. Apr 20, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  22. Apr 20, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  24. May 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  25. May 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 5-4-2010

  26. May 6, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-5-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 238

  27. May 10, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 5-19-2010

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

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