Assembly Bill 134
Termination of maintenance upon the payee's or payer's death and notices relating to maintenance
Topics: Death, Divorce, Family: Support
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 17, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Roll call
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, in an action for divorce, annulment, or legal separation, a court may order one party (payer) to pay maintenance (formerly known as alimony) to the other party (payee) for a limited or indefinite length of time. Current law also provides that, if a payee of maintenance remarries, the court must vacate the maintenance order upon the application of the payer and proof of the payee's remarriage.
This bill provides that, when a court orders maintenance or family support (a combination of child support and maintenance), the court must include in the order a requirement that the payee notify the court and the payer if the payee remarries.
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Under the bill, a court must vacate a maintenance order upon notice from the payee that he or she has remarried, in addition to vacating the order upon the application of the payer and proof of the payee's remarriage. The bill also provides that, unless already terminated for another reason, such as the payee's remarriage or the expiration of a limited time under an order, maintenance terminates upon the death of the payee or the payer, whichever occurs first. Under an Internal Revenue Service rule, maintenance must end at the payee's death in order for the payer to be able to deduct the payments from his or her gross income for income tax purposes.
This bill is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in the bill.
Who's behind it
Joint Legislative Council is its .
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- Joint Legislative Council
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Children and Families vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Jan 27, 2012
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 Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 27, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 27, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Aug 24, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 17, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Children and Families.
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May 17, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 17, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Joint Legislative Council
- May 17, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Children and Families
- Aug 24, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 11, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote