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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 687

Adopting revised article 1 of the Uniform Commercial Code concerning general provisions

Topics: Commercial code

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 25, 2010

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

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

This bill repeals and recreates the general provisions chapter of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). The UCC governs certain transactions relating to sales, negotiable instruments, bank deposits and collections, letters of credit, bulk transfers, documents of title, investment securities, secured transactions, fund transfers, and leases. The bill revises and updates the general provisions chapter to better reflect and accommodate changing business practices. The bill also makes many changes of a technical or nonsubstantive nature, such as reordering and renumbering sections. In terms of substantive changes to the general provisions chapter of the UCC, the bill does all of the following:

1. Clarifies that the general provisions chapter applies only to transactions governed by the UCC and not by other law.

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2. Clarifies when other principles of law may be used to supplement UCC provisions of law.

3. Specifically provides that evidence of "course of performance" may be used to interpret a contract along with course of dealing and usage of trade.

Who's behind it

2 representatives are its ⁠. 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (2)

Signed on in support (2)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 to 0 · Feb 26, 2010

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 26, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Feb 26, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  4. Feb 10, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Jan 25, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Financial Institutions.

  6. Jan 25, 2010

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Jan 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Cullen and Townsend;Cosponsored by Senators Risser and Taylor

  2. Jan 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Financial Institutions

  3. Feb 10, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Cullen

  5. Feb 24, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  7. Feb 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  8. Feb 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. 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.

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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

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote. 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.

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary