Senate Bill 512
The transfer of moneys from the general fund to the utility public benefits fund and the calculation of the low-income assistance fee for the 2010-11 fiscal year
Topics: Administration, Department of: Budget and fiscal issues, Appropriation, District attorney, Electric utility, Poor, Public Service Commission
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 2, 2010
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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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 ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, each electric utility in this state, other than a municipal electric utility, must charge customers a low-income assistance fee. The fees are deposited in the utility public benefits fund and the amount of the fees is set by the Department of Administration (DOA) by rule. Moneys in the utility public benefits fund are used for low-income energy assistance grants, the Wisconsin Works program, and air quality improvement. In addition, moneys in the utility public benefits fund are used to partially pay the salaries and fringe benefits of district attorneys and state employees of the office of the district attorney.
This bill provides that if the ending balance of the general fund for the 2009-10 fiscal year, as reported by DOA, exceeds the estimated ending gross balance of the general fund under 2009 Wisconsin Act 28 (the biennial budget act), as reported by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, the secretary of administration, before January 1, 2011, must transfer from the general fund to the utility public benefits fund the ending balance excess or $9,139,700, whichever is less. The amounts transferred to the utility public benefits fund must be used to pay the salaries and fringe benefits of district attorneys and state employees of the office of the district attorney. In addition, the bill requires the secretary of administration, in calculating the low-income assistance fee for the 2010-11 fiscal year, to deduct the amount transferred from the general fund to the utility public benefits fund from the amount of the low-income assistance fee that is determined for that fiscal year.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- David Cullen · Democrat, Assembly
- Donald Friske · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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 held a public hearing.
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Mar 23, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 2, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail.
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Feb 2, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 2, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Holperin, Plale, Vinehout, Schultz and Grothman;Cosponsored by Representatives Cullen, Soletski, Molepske Jr., Friske, Ballweg and Kaufert
- Feb 2, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Commerce, Utilities, Energy, and Rail
- Mar 23, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 7, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- 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