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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 860

The appointment of members of the governing body of a political subdivision to a transit authority board of directors

Topics: County: Board, Metropolitan transportation, Municipality: Council, Town: Board, Village: Officers

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Apr 20, 2010, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 16, 2010

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Apr 20, 2010

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to concur in 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.

Unless expressly authorized by another statute, a provision of current law generally prohibits a member of a town, village, or county board or city council (officer), during the term for which the officer is elected, from being eligible for any office or position which during that term has been created by, or the selection to which is vested in, the board or council. This bill expressly authorizes an officer to be appointed as a member of the board of directors of a regional transit authority, except that the total number of these appointees, when calculated as a percentage of the total of members of the board of directors, shall be less than 50 percent.

Who's behind it

2 representatives are its ⁠. All 2 are Democrats.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 3 names

Authors (2)

Signed on in support (1)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 0 · Apr 9, 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 Transportation, Ayes 11, 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. Apr 21, 2010

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.

  3. Apr 21, 2010

    The Senate received it.

  4. Apr 20, 2010

    The Assembly passed it.

  5. Apr 9, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Apr 9, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.

  7. Apr 1, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Mar 16, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  9. Mar 16, 2010

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Pope-Roberts and Berceau;Cosponsored by Senator Erpenbach

  2. Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  3. Apr 1, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 8, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  6. Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:23 A.M. on 4-20-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  8. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  11. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  12. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Apr 21, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. Apr 21, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations

  15. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. 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

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

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

Author

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

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote