Senate Bill 99
Appellate time limits and procedure
Topics: Court: Appellate, Supreme Court
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 3, 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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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.
Current law requires that a person seeking supreme court review of an adverse court of appeals decision file a petition for review within 30 days of the court of appeals decision. Current law also provides a procedure for seeking reconsideration of a court of appeals decision, but does not toll the time to file a petition for review while the motion for reconsideration is pending. This bill tolls the time for filing a petition for review while a timely motion for reconsideration is pending in the court of appeals. The bill establishes revised time limits within which a petition may be filed, amended, or withdrawn, and within which an opposing party may respond, following the court of appeals determination of the motion for reconsideration.
Under current law, if an attorney who was appointed to represent a client is of the opinion that a petition for review in the supreme court would be frivolous, he or she must advise his or her client of the reasons for that opinion and that the client may file a petition for review. If the client decides to appeal to the supreme court, the attorney shall file a petition for review that includes the facts and procedural status of the case, the dispositions of the case in the lower courts, and an appendix containing the judgments, orders, findings of fact, conclusions of law, and other decisions necessary for an understanding of the petition. The client files a supplemental petition containing the statement of the issues and arguments in the case. The petition and supplemental petition must be filed in the supreme court within 30 days after the decision or order of the court of appeals.
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This bill prohibits the filing of a petition or supplemental petition in the supreme court until after the court of appeals issues a response to a timely motion for reconsideration of its decision or order. If a person filed a petition or supplemental petition in the supreme court before the court of appeals issued a response to a timely motion for reconsideration, the bill requires the person to file a notice affirming, withdrawing, or amending the pending petition or supplemental petition, within 14 days after the court of appeals decision. If a petition or supplemental petition in the supreme court was made before the court of appeals issued a response to a motion for reconsideration, and that motion was denied, the bill allows the other party 14 days after the court of appeals denial to file a response to the petition or supplemental petition. The bill gives that party the same 14-day period to respond to a petition or supplemental petition filed after the motion for reconsideration was denied, or after the petition or supplemental petition was affirmed or amended in response to an amended court of appeals decision, after reconsideration.
Who's behind it
3 lawmakers are its . 2 are Democrats. 1 has no party on record.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- by request of Wisconsin Judicial Council
Signed on in support (4)
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 1 · Apr 29, 2009
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 Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, 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 29, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.
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Apr 14, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 20, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 12, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 3, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
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Mar 3, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 3, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Taylor and Risser, by request of Wisconsin Judicial Council;Cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Staskunas, Turner and Townsend
- Mar 3, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing
- Mar 12, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 20, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 14, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 23, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Apr 29, 2009 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Apr 29, 2009 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote