Assembly Bill 597
Requiring the University of Wisconsin System to obtain the approval of the Joint Committee on Finance in order to acquire property by condemnation
Topics: Eminent domain, Legislature: Finance, Joint Committee on, University of Wisconsin: Regents
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Nov 24, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System (board) to acquire property by condemnation. This bill requires the board, whenever it intends to acquire property by condemnation, to notify the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF). The notice must describe the project, explain its public purpose, specify the status of and schedule for construction, and identify the funding for the project.
The bill requires JCF to schedule a public hearing on the intended condemnation. Members of the board, including the chairperson of the board's capital planning and budget committee, and appropriate board staff, must attend the hearing. After the hearing, the board must provide a written response to all questions asked at the hearing by JCF members and members of the public.
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Finally, the bill prohibits the board from acquiring property by condemnation unless the committee approves the condemnation by at least a three-quarters vote of the members, taken by roll call. If the condemnation is approved, the board must provide JCF with periodic reports as it proceeds with the project.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . 5 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Brett Davis · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Huebsch · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Dan Kapanke · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 17, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 4, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 24, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security.
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Nov 24, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 24, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Vruwink, Danou, Sinicki, Soletski, Huebsch, Davis, Ballweg, M. Williams and Zepnick;Cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Schultz, Kapanke and Hansen
- Nov 24, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security
- Dec 4, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 17, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate