Senate Bill 239
The Internet sale of unclaimed personal property by a sheriff
Topics: Auction, County: Finance, Data processing, Personal property, Sheriff
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
Jul 21, 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
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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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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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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 personal property of an individual who dies while he or she is a patient at a county institution or whose body has been taken charge of by the coroner or medical examiner is, if unclaimed for one year, delivered to the county sheriff and subject to sale. Any personal property left at the county jail by a prisoner after the discharge, transfer, or other commitment of the prisoner, and unclaimed for more than one year, or any property, found or stolen, which comes into the sheriff's possession and remains unclaimed for more than one year, is also subject to sale by the sheriff. Each year on or before August 1, the sheriff must post a notice at three public places in the county describing the place and time of a public auction at which the unclaimed personal property held by the sheriff will be sold. The auction must be held as described in the notice. Any remaining personal property may be sold for the best price obtainable or, if it cannot be sold, destroyed in the presence of the sheriff. Any proceeds of the sale of personal property is remitted to the county treasurer for inclusion in the general fund of the county.
Under this bill, the sheriff may choose to sell the personal property at a public auction at either a specified physical location or an Internet site.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 2 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, 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 Rural Issues vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 25, 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 Rural Issues, Biofuels, and Information Technology, 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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Mar 25, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Mar 3, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 12, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 21, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Rural Issues, Biofuels, and Information Technology.
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Jul 21, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jul 21, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kedzie, Lehman, Taylor and A. Lasee;Cosponsored by Representatives Lothian, Nass, Suder, Murtha, Brooks, Spanbauer, Vos, Townsend, LeMahieu, Petrowski and Ballweg
- Jul 21, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Rural Issues, Biofuels, and Information Technology
- Nov 12, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 3, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 24, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 25, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Rural Issues, Biofuels, and Information Technology, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Mar 25, 2010 · 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