Assembly Bill 320
Corporate powers of Marine Corps League corporations
Topics: Financial Institutions, Department of, United States: Marine Corps, Veteran: Organization
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
Oct 12, 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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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a department or detachment of a Marine Corps League may be organized as a corporate entity and, upon making the required filing with the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), has full corporate power to transact business in this state and no personal liability may attach for its corporate acts. This filing with DFI must include a complete list of its duly elected officers. In executing any conveyance or encumbrance by a Marine Corps League corporation, the detachment or department commandant and the detachment or department adjutant, or similar officers, have the powers and duties granted to presidents and secretaries of private corporations.
Also under current law, by January 1 of each year, the state organization of a veterans' society that has an incorporated unit must file with DFI an annual report showing the elected officers of the state organization. If the veterans' society has no state organization, each incorporated unit must file with DFI by January 1 of each year an annual report of the elected officers.
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This bill requires any department or detachment of the Marine Corps League in this state to be incorporated under state law. The bill specifies that any such corporation is subordinante to the national Marine Corps League. The bill also requires each detachment of the Marine Corps League in this state, including any unit, auxiliary, or affiliate of such a detachment, to file an annual report by October 1 of each year with the Marine Corps League, department of Wisconsin, showing the elected officers of the detachment. The Marine Corps League, department of Wisconsin, must then file a consolidated annual report, by January 1 of each year, that includes information of the department and of each detachment. The bill also specifies that, in executing any conveyance or encumbrance by a Marine Corps League corporation, the detachment or department senior vice commandant has the same powers and duties granted for an adjutant.
Who's behind it
6 lawmakers are its . 3 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Jessica King · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
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.
Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 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 Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, 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, 11 to 0.
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Jan 12, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 18, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 12, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Oct 12, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 12, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Spanbauer, Bies, Milroy, Ringhand, Turner and Wynn;Cosponsored by Senators King and Taylor
- Oct 12, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 12, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 19, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, 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
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