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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 160

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increasing the amount of the homestead exemption.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a circuit court may order a sheriff to seize a debtor's property

and sell as much of the nonexempt property as is necessary to pay the amount owed

under a judgment that a creditor has obtained from the court. This process is known

as an "execution." Currently, certain items are exempt from execution, including

$40,000 of the value of a person's homestead. A "homestead" is defined under current

law as a dwelling, and so much of the land surrounding it as is reasonably necessary

for use of the dwelling as a home.

This bill increases the amount of a homestead's value that is exempt from

$40,000 to $75,000.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Decker (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Holperin (D) , Lehman (D) , Miller (D) , Taylor (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

11 cosponsors

A. Williams (D) , Berceau (D) , Black (D) , Fields (D) , Hebl (D) , Lassa (D) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Turner (D) , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 Aug 25, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 8, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Taylor, Holperin, Lehman, Miller, Decker, Erpenbach, Wirch and Vinehout;Cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Black, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Turner, A. Williams, Zepnick, Fields, Spanbauer and Molepske Jr.

  2. Apr 8, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue

  3. Apr 14, 2009 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue and rereferred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c)

  4. Aug 18, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Aug 25, 2009 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  6. Aug 25, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Sep 8, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 9-15-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  8. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  9. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  10. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  11. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Senator Lassa added as a coauthor

  12. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Sep 15, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1