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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 400

State agency fiscal and operations reports and quarterly hearings of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Topics: Legislature: Audit Committee, Joint Legislative, State agencies

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

    Dec 1, 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 Ways and Means.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill requires that all executive and judicial branch state agencies submit reports on their fiscal condition and operations to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee (JLAC). Under the bill, one-quarter of all the state agencies must submit the report and appear before the JLAC each quarter. The report must report on the agency's fiscal condition and operational health, and must include agency balance sheets, an accounting of all agency expenditures exceeding $100, the number of persons employed by the agency, aggregate payroll data, and a list of all programs administered by the agency, as well as an explanation of each program and an identification of the statutory provision requiring the program. The report must further include data relating to employee salary growth and benefit costs. The report is in addition to any other reports that state agencies are currently required to prepare by law.

The JLAC cochairpersons may determine which state agencies are required to submit the report and appear before JLAC in any given quarter, but no agency may be required to appear before JLAC more than once in a fiscal year. Under the bill, the JLAC cochairpersons must provide each state agency at least 15 business days' notice of its scheduled appearance before JLAC and must provide a copy of the notice to the governor and to each senator and representative to the assembly. If the chief administrative officer of a state agency is unable to appear at a quarterly meeting, the chief administrative officer must notify the JLAC cochairpersons at least 72 hours before a public notice for a committee hearing is required to be published and must attend the next quarterly meeting of JLAC.

Who's behind it

5 representatives are its ⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 7 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (2)

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. Feb 20, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Feb 15, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Feb 6, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Jan 31, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Jan 26, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Jan 24, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  8. Jan 20, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  9. Jan 18, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  10. Jan 17, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  11. Jan 12, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Jan 6, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Dec 28, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Dec 27, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  15. Dec 21, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Dec 19, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  17. Dec 16, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  18. Dec 15, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  19. Dec 14, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  20. Dec 13, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  21. Dec 12, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  22. Dec 9, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  23. Dec 5, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  24. Dec 1, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.

  25. Dec 1, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kramer, Pridemore, Endsley, Loudenbeck and Bies;Cosponsored by Senators Lazich and Grothman

  2. Dec 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Ways and Means

  3. Dec 5, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 9, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Dec 9, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Dec 9, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Dec 9, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Dec 9, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Dec 9, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Dec 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. Dec 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  12. Dec 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  13. Dec 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  14. Dec 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  15. Dec 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  16. Dec 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  17. Dec 14, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  18. Dec 15, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  19. Dec 15, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  20. Dec 15, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  21. Dec 16, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  22. Dec 16, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  23. Dec 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  24. Dec 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  25. Dec 21, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  26. Dec 21, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  27. Dec 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  28. Dec 28, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  29. Dec 28, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  30. Jan 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  31. Jan 12, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  32. Jan 17, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  33. Jan 18, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  34. Jan 18, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  35. Jan 20, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  36. Jan 20, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  37. Jan 24, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  38. Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  39. Jan 31, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  40. Jan 31, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  41. Feb 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  42. Feb 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  43. Feb 20, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  44. 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.

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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.

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.

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

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