Senate Bill 426
The format and fees for obtaining copies of public records
Topics: Public record
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
Dec 15, 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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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
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.
Currently, unless otherwise provided by law, any requester has a right to receive a copy of a public record that appears in written form. In addition, a requester is specifically permitted to obtain a copy of a record that is not in a readily comprehensible form reduced to written form on paper, and a requester may also obtain a transcript in lieu of a record that is recorded on audio tape, and may obtain a photograph of a record the form of which does not permit copying. This bill clarifies, in addition, that unless otherwise provided by law, a requester is entitled to receive a copy of a public record the form of which permits copying in the same format in which the record is maintained by its custodian, regardless of whether the record appears in written form.
Currently, the maximum fees that a governmental unit or officer may charge for obtaining copies of a public record are prescribed by law, unless a specific law prescribes the fee for obtaining a copy of a particular record or authorizes a governmental unit or officer to prescribe a fee for obtaining a copy of a particular record. The fact that a governmental unit or officer enters into a contract with a private person under which records are produced or collected does not change the law. This bill provides that if a public record is produced or collected by a private person pursuant to a contract entered into by a governmental unit or officer with that person, the authorized fees for obtaining a copy of the record may not exceed the actual, necessary, and direct cost of reproduction or transcription of the record incurred by the person who makes the reproduction or transcription, unless a fee is otherwise established or authorized to be established by law.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (5)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristen Dexter · Democrat, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations vote on an amendment
Passed, 4 to 1 · Apr 7, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. 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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Apr 7, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.
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Apr 7, 2010
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1” (the official wording)
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Jan 20, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 15, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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Dec 15, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 15, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kreitlow, Taylor and Lehman;Cosponsored by Representatives Dexter, Clark, Berceau, A. Williams and Petersen
- Dec 15, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations
- Jan 20, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 22, 2010 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Kreitlow
- Mar 2, 2010 · Senate
LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)
- Apr 6, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Apr 7, 2010 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Apr 7, 2010 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Apr 7, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-22-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Laid on the table
- 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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote