Senate Bill 648
The appointment of members of the governing body of a political subdivision to a transit authority board of directors
Topics: County: Board, Metropolitan transportation, Municipality: Council, Town: Board, Village: Officers
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
Mar 26, 2010
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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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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.
Unless expressly authorized by another statute, a provision of current law generally prohibits a member of a town, village, or county board or city council (officer), during the term for which the officer is elected, from being eligible for any office or position which during that term has been created by, or the selection to which is vested in, the board or council. This bill expressly authorizes an officer to be appointed as a member of the board of directors of a regional transit authority, except that the total number of these appointees, when calculated as a percentage of the total of members of the board of directors, shall be less than 50 percent.
Who's behind it
Jon Erpenbach, a Democrat, is its .
2 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 9, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. 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 9, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Apr 6, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 26, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations.
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Mar 26, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 26, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Erpenbach;Cosponsored by Representatives Pope-Roberts and Berceau
- Mar 26, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations
- Apr 6, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 8, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Apr 9, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Ethics Reform and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Apr 9, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- 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