Senate Bill 206
Recording and filing documents with the register of deeds
Topics: Data processing, Financial Institutions, Department of, Mineral rights, Register of deeds
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 18, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly 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 ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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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Author
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the register of deeds may not record any document unless it complies with certain formatting requirements. Among these is a requirement that the bottom and side margins of the first page of a document to be recorded are at least 0.25 inches.
This bill requires that the bottom and side margins of every page of the document to be recorded are at least 0.25 inches. This bill also permits the register of deeds to return without recording an entire group of related documents representing one transaction when any single document within the group is improperly formatted.
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Current law requires a register of deeds to record conveyances of mineral interests in a register of mineral rights. The bill requires that a register of deeds record conveyances of mineral interests in the index in which the register of deeds records real estate transactions.
Current law provides that a register of deeds may accept electronic documents for recording. The bill provides that any electronic document that is properly indexed in a public index maintained by the register of deeds shall be considered recorded even if the electronic document does not satisfy all of the requirements set forth in the statutes for recording. A similar provision applies under current law to paper documents.
Under current law, a common law trust must meet certain requirements in order to lawfully transact business in the state. Among these are requirements that a declaration of trust be filed with the register of deeds and that a certificate be provided to the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) stating the time when the declaration was filed. The register of deeds is required to charge 25 cents for providing a certificate to DFI. Under this bill, the register of deeds must charge $1 for providing a certificate to DFI.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . 4 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Michael Huebsch · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
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.
Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 21, 2009
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 Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 21, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Sep 30, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 17, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 12, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 18, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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May 18, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 18, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Hansen, Risser, Kedzie, Lehman, Schultz, Taylor and Cowles;Cosponsored by Representatives Soletski, Zigmunt, Berceau, Danou, Huebsch, Petrowski, Steinbrink, Strachota, Townsend, Turner, Van Roy, Vos and Vruwink
- May 18, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations
- Jun 12, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 17, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 30, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 21, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 21, 2009 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 21, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
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.
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. 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.
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote