Senate Bill 566
Requiring the University of Wisconsin System to obtain the approval of the Joint Committee on Finance in order to acquire property by condemnation
Topics: Eminent domain, Legislature: Finance, Joint Committee on, University of Wisconsin: Regents
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.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 26, 2010
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
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.
Current law authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System (board) to acquire property by condemnation. This bill requires the board, whenever it intends to acquire property by condemnation, to notify the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF). The notice must describe the project, explain its public purpose, specify the status of and schedule for construction, and identify the funding for the project.
The bill requires JCF to schedule a public hearing on the intended condemnation. Members of the board, including the chairperson of the board's capital planning and budget committee, and appropriate board staff, must attend the hearing. After the hearing, the board must provide a written response to all questions asked at the hearing by JCF members and members of the public.
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Finally, the bill prohibits the board from acquiring property by condemnation unless the committee approves the condemnation by at least a three-quarters vote of the members, taken by roll call. If the condemnation is approved, the board must provide JCF with periodic reports as it proceeds with the project.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Dan Kapanke · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Brett Davis · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Huebsch · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · 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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Mar 23, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 10, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 8, 2010
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 26, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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Feb 26, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 26, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Hansen, Cowles, Schultz and Kapanke;Cosponsored by Representatives Vruwink, Danou, Sinicki, Soletski, Huebsch, Davis, Ballweg, M. Williams and Zepnick
- Feb 26, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations
- Mar 8, 2010 · Senate
Representative A. Williams added as a cosponsor
- Mar 10, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2010 · 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