Assembly Bill 178
The authority of a county to enact ordinances governing certain land divisions
Topics: County: Ordinance, Land, Plats
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.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 13, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law specifies whether a city, village, town, or county has the right to approve or object to a plat (the map of a subdivision) or certified survey map. If a subdivision or land lies in the unincorporated area within three miles of the corporate limits of a first, second, or third class city, or within one and one-half miles of a fourth class city or village, the governing body of the city or village (municipality) has the right to approve the plat or certified survey map under its extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction, as well as the board of the town within which the subdivision or land lies and the planning agency of the county within which the subdivision or land lies if the planning agency employs on a full-time basis a professional engineer, a planner, or another person charged with administering zoning or other planning legislation.
Also under current law, the area over which a municipality has extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction is the same area over which it has extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction. The statutes provide a process whereby a municipality and the town in which the municipality has extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction form a joint committee, which consists of three municipal members and three town members, to review any district zoning plan and regulations that the municipality is proposing for all or part of the area within its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction. The municipality may adopt a proposed plan and regulations only if a majority of the joint committee approve the proposed plan and regulations.
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This bill prohibits a county from enacting any ordinance that governs the subdivision or other division of land located in an area of the extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction of a municipality that is covered by a district zoning plan and regulations approved by a joint committee of the municipality and town within which the land is located.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . 8 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 30, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 30, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 29, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 13, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Jun 13, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 13, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Brooks, Spanbauer, Jacque, LeMahieu, Kerkman, Vruwink, Kestell, Murtha and Craig;Cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Schultz, Holperin and Galloway
- Jun 13, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Jun 29, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 30, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 30, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- 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.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate