Senate Bill 378
Exempting certain capital expenditures made by a technical college district from the requirement for a referendum
Topics: Referendum, Technical college
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
-
Introduced, passed
Oct 29, 2009
-
Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
-
Senate vote, not reached
-
Assembly vote, not reached
-
Governor, not reached
-
Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
Following saves it on this device. New actions show on your Following page. You can also get updates in a feed reader.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, if a technical college district board intends to make a capital expenditure in excess of $1,500,000 for the purchase or construction of buildings or for the lease/purchase of buildings (if costs exceed $1,500,000 for the lifetime of the lease), it must adopt a resolution stating its intention and submit the resolution to the electors of the district for approval.
This bill provides that in determining whether this referendum requirement applies to a capital expenditure partially funded with student housing payments for the purchase or construction, or the lease/purchase, of a student residence facility, that portion of the capital expenditure consisting of student housing payments is subtracted.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Democrats.
11 more lawmakers .
See all 15 names Hide the names
Authors (4)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Kim Hixson · Democrat, Assembly
- Michael Huebsch · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Shilling
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Toles · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
-
Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
-
Nov 3, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
-
Oct 29, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection.
-
Oct 29, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
See the official record, word for word Hide the official record
- Oct 29, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Holperin, Taylor, Vinehout and Kreitlow;Cosponsored by Representatives Shilling, Danou, Huebsch, Hixson, Soletski, Nerison, Mason, Brooks, Toles, Molepske Jr. and Zepnick
- Oct 29, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection
- Nov 3, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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