Senate Bill 607
Terminating a tenancy on the basis that certain crimes or other activities are being committed on or near the premises
Topics: Crime and criminals, Landlord and tenant
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
Mar 10, 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 Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a tenant's tenancy may be terminated by the landlord for nonpayment of rent, for committing waste, for breaching a covenant or condition of the tenant's rental agreement, or if the property owner receives notice from a law enforcement agency or the office of the district attorney that a nuisance exists in the rental unit because the property is being used for drug-related purposes or criminal gang-related purposes. Under this bill, a property owner may terminate the tenancy of a tenant by using the method provided in the bill if the tenant or a guest of the tenant is committing or has committed on or near the premises a breach of the lease that jeopardizes the health, safety, or welfare of the property owner or his or her agent or another tenant; criminal gang activity; or any of a number of crimes specified in the bill relating to prostitution, harassment, battery, endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon, or damage to property. The property owner must provide notice to the tenant to vacate the property on or before a date that is at least five days after the giving of the notice. The notice must advise the tenant of the reason for termination of the tenancy and of the tenant's right to contest the termination of tenancy in an eviction action. If the tenant contests the termination of tenancy in an eviction action, the property owner must prove by the greater preponderance of the evidence that the tenant or a guest of the tenant is committing or has committed the crime or other action on which the termination of tenancy is based.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (5)
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 10, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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Mar 10, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 10, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Plale, Hansen and A. Lasee;Cosponsored by Representatives Honadel, J. Ott, Townsend, Staskunas and Vos
- Mar 10, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing
- 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
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