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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 156

Venue for actions and appeals in which the sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents

Topics: Circuit court, Claims, County, Court: Appellate, Court: Procedure, Dane County

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 27, 2011

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.

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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, all actions in which the sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents must be brought in Dane County. This bill permits the plaintiff to designate the county within which to bring the action.

Under current law, the state is divided into ten judicial administrative districts;

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each judicial administrative district is comprised of one or more judicial circuits, or counties, containing branches of the circuit courts. The state is also divided into four court of appeals districts, comprised of one or more judicial circuits. Currently, an appeal of a judgment or order issued by a circuit court must be heard in the court of appeals district within which the circuit court is located. This bill permits the appellant to select the court of appeals district within which to bring the appeal, but the court of appeals district must not contain the circuit court from which the judgment or order was issued.

Who's behind it

55 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 55 are Republicans.

14 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (55)

Signed on in support (14)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Sep 16, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Jun 9, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. May 27, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.

  5. May 27, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. May 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kramer, J. Fitzgerald, Suder, Steineke, Vos, Tiffany, Litjens, August, Farrow, Kuglitsch, Van Roy, Nerison, Honadel, Petersen, Knilans, Nass, Craig, Thiesfeldt, T. Larson, Endsley, Spanbauer, Bernier, J. Ott, Knodl, Ballweg, Murtha, Wynn, Bies, Kooyenga, Rivard, Brooks, Marklein, Petryk, Krug, Ripp, Knudson, Kapenga, LeMahieu, Kestell, Loudenbeck, Mursau, Meyer, Pridemore, Tauchen, Petrowski, Stone, A. Ott, Klenke, Strachota, Weininger, Stroebel, Kleefisch, Williams, Tranel, Jacque and Kaufert;Cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, S. Fitzgerald, Ellis, Zipperer, Cowles, Leibham, Moulton, Grothman, Hopper, Kedzie, Darling, Galloway, Lasee and Wanggaard

  2. May 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics

  3. Jun 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Representative J. Ott withdrawn as a coauthor

  4. Jun 9, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 16, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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.

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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.

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Author

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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

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

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Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary