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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 876

Expanding the authority of political subdivisions to make residential energy efficiency improvement loans, and authorizing political subdivisions to make water efficiency improvement loans and impose special charges for the loans

Topics: County: Finance, Energy conservation, Loan, Municipality: Finance, Water supply

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

    Mar 19, 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.

Under current law, a municipality (a city, village, or town) is authorized to impose a special charge against real property for current services rendered by allocating all or part of the cost of the service to the property served. A "service" under current law includes snow and ice removal, weed elimination, sidewalks or curb and gutter repair, garbage and refuse disposal, recycling, storm water management, tree care, and other similar services that are not specified in the definition. Generally, special charges are not payable in installments. If a special charge is not paid within the time specified by the municipality, the special charge is delinquent and becomes a lien on the property against which it is imposed.

Also under current law, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act 11 , a political subdivision (a municipality or county) may make a loan to a resident of the political subdivision for making or installing an energy efficiency improvement or a renewable resource application to the resident's residential property. Current law also authorizes the political subdivision to collect the loan repayment as a special charge. A special charge that is imposed for such a loan repayment may be collected in installments and may be included as a charge on the resident's property tax bill even if the special charge is not delinquent.

Read the full summary

This bill expands the entities to which a political subdivision may make energy efficiency loans to include commercial and industrial premises located in the political subdivision, and also authorizes a political subdivision to make similar loans for water efficiency improvements. Loan repayments for water efficiency improvements may also be collected as a special charge, paid in installments, and be included on the loan recipient's property tax bill just as such loan repayments may be collected for energy efficiency improvements.

The bill also authorizes a political subdivision to enter into a loan repayment agreement with the owner or lessee of premises located in the political subdivision under which the owner or lessee obtains a loan from a private lender for energy or water efficiency improvements, or a renewable resources application, to the premises. Under the bill, the political subdivision could then act as a conduit by collecting the loan repayment as a special charge and forwarding the amount collected to the lender.

Who's behind it

3 representatives are its ⁠. All 3 are Democrats.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (3)

Signed on in support (2)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 0 · Apr 12, 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 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 12, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Apr 12, 2010

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

  4. Apr 6, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Mar 30, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. Mar 26, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Mar 19, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.

  8. Mar 19, 2010

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Fields, Cullen and Soletski;Cosponsored by Senators Lehman and Sullivan

  2. Mar 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Energy and Utilities

  3. Mar 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 30, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 6, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Apr 7, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Apr 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  8. Apr 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:10 A.M. on 4-22-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  10. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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

Legislative Reference Bureau

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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

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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

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

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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