Assembly Bill 672
Foreclosure and sale of residential property
Topics: Court: Procedure, Housing, Mortgage, Sheriff
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Jan 22, 2010
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Housing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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Author
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, if a mortgagee brings an action for foreclosure of a mortgage on a residential property, the homeowner (mortgagor or borrower) is served with a summons and complaint and the normal civil procedural rules of pleadings, discovery of evidence, pretrial, and trial apply. If the court finds that the mortgagee has the right to the foreclosure, the court issues a judgment for foreclosure of the mortgage, which entitles the mortgagee to force a sale of the property after a redemption period has ended.
This bill requires the plaintiff and the court to provide a written notice to the residential property owner who is the defendant in an action for foreclosure. The bill requires the notice to inform the residential property owner that he or she continues to be the owner of the property, which includes the responsibility for the payment of real estate taxes, until the property is sold under the foreclosure, the sale is confirmed by the court, and the new owner records the deed with the register of deeds. Under the bill, the plaintiff is required to include the notice with the summons and complaint and the court is required to provide the notice at the time that the court issues the judgment of foreclosure.
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The bill prohibits the delay of a sheriff's sale of residential property beyond the date originally scheduled for the sale unless the court authorizing the sale makes a finding on the record that there is good cause for the delay. If a delay is permitted, the bill requires the sheriff's sale to take place within 60 days after the original postponed sale date.
Currently, if the court finds that a mortgaged property has been abandoned after receiving evidence as to that fact, the court may enter judgment for foreclosure and order the sale of the property within two months after the entry of the judgment.
This bill requires the court, before making a finding of abandonment, to receive evidence from the defendant, if available, and the plaintiff, as to whether the property is abandoned. The bill also requires the court, after finding that a property has been abandoned and entering a judgment for foreclosure, to order that the sale of the property take place between 45 days and 70 days after the judgment is entered.
Who's behind it
Marlin Schneider, a Democrat, is its .
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Author (1)
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 22, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing.
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Jan 22, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 22, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Schneider
- Jan 22, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Housing
- 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
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