Assembly Bill 507
Authorizing cities, villages, and towns to retain certain unclaimed funds in a public treasury
Topics: County: Finance, County: Officers, Court: Clerk, Municipality: Finance, Municipality: Officers, Personal property
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Feb 1, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, in every odd-numbered year, each officer of a municipality and county and each clerk of every court of record must provide a report to the county treasurer listing all persons for whom the officer or clerk holds money or security that has not been claimed for at least one year. The county treasurer must then publish a legal notice in a newspaper or other publication once a week for three consecutive weeks (class 3 notice) containing the names and last-known addresses of the owners of unclaimed money or security with a value of at least $10. If the money or security is not claimed within six months, the county treasurer takes possession of the money or security that, was in the possession of both county and municipal officers, and the clerks of courts, and deposits it in the county's general fund. If the money is not claimed within ten years, the money or property becomes the property of the county.
Under this bill, if the money or security is not claimed within six months of the completed publication, a county treasurer takes possession of the money or security that was in the possession of the county officers and clerks of courts and deposits it in the county's general fund, and a municipal treasurer takes possession of the money or security that was in the possession of municipal officers and deposits it in the municipality's general fund. Also under the bill, if the money is not claimed within ten years, the money or property becomes the property of the county or municipality.
Who's behind it
3 representatives are its . All 3 are Republicans.
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Authors (3)
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
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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Feb 8, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 1, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Feb 1, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 1, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Spanbauer and Endsley
- Feb 1, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Feb 8, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate