Assembly Bill 548
The typeface used, and rates charged, for publication of legal notices
Topics: Data processing, Newspaper and magazine, Public document
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 6, 2012. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 8, 2012
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Mar 13, 2012
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Mar 14, 2012
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 228
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 10, 2012: “Published 4-19-2012”
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Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, certain legal notices are required by statute or by an order of a court to be published in a newspaper. Legal notices are generally published in a newspaper likely to give notice in the area or to the person affected. Current law sets standards for the publication of legal notices, including the type of newspaper that may publish legal notices, a standard line length and type face for a legal notice, and a minimum and maximum fee that a newspaper may charge for publication of legal notices. Current law allows for different type faces to be used if the publisher opts not to use the standard type face. Publication fees vary depending on the type face used and whether the legal notice is being published for the first time or for a second or subsequent time. Additionally, under current law, if the person requesting publication submits a legal notice to a newspaper in a format that does not require the newspaper to typeset or otherwise modify the legal notice, the fee for a second or subsequent publication applies. The minimum and maximum fee is adjusted every two years.
Under this bill, all legal notices must be published in Arial type face and a standard line rate applies for all publications. The bill eliminates the minimum rate and requires the standard line rate to be reviewed annually. In addition, under the bill, any newspaper that publishes a legal notice must also place an electronic copy of the legal notice, at no additional charge, on a Web site that is maintained by Wisconsin newspapers for the purpose of maintaining an electronic version of printed and published legal notices.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . 7 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.
Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Feb 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 Homeland Security and State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to take it up right away
Passed, 61 to 36 · Mar 6, 2012 · 2 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican
Yes (61)
- Alvin Ott (R, 3)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bill Kramer (R, 97)
- Bob Ziegelbauer (I, 25)
- Chad Weininger (R, 4)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dan Meyer (R, 34)
- Daniel LeMahieu (R, 59)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Dean Kaufert (R, 53)
- Dean Knudson (R, 30)
- Don Pridemore (R, 22)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Erik Severson (R, 28)
- Evan Wynn (R, 43)
- Garey Bies (R, 1)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jeff Fitzgerald (R, 39)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeffrey Stone (R, 82)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joe Knilans (R, 44)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Klenke (R, 88)
- John Murtha (R, 29)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- Karl Van Roy (R, 90)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Keith Ripp (R, 42)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Mark Honadel (R, 21)
- Mark Radcliffe (D, 92)
- Mary Williams (R, 87)
- Michelle Litjens (R, 56)
- Mike Endsley (R, 26)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Pat Strachota (R, 58)
- Paul F. Farrow (R, 33)
- Richard Spanbauer (R, 53)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Roger Rivard (R, 75)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Scott Suder (R, 69)
- Steve Kestell (R, 27)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Thomas Larson (R, 67)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (36)
- Amy Sue Vruwink (D, 70)
- Andy Jorgensen (D, 43)
- Barbara Toles (D, 17)
- Brett Hulsey (D, 78)
- Chris Danou (D, 92)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Cory Mason (D, 66)
- David Cullen (D, 13)
- Donna Seidel (D, 85)
- Elizabeth Coggs (D, 10)
- Fred Clark (D, 81)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Jon Richards (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Louis Molepske Jr. (D, 71)
- Margaret Krusick (D, 7)
- Mark Pocan (D, 78)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Penny Bernard Schaber (D, 57)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Robert Turner (D, 61)
- Sandy Pasch (D, 10)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
- Tony Staskunas (D, 15)
Didn't vote (2)
- John Steinbrink (D, 65)
- Tamara Grigsby (D, 18)
Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 61, Noes 36”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 10, 2012
The new law was published.
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Apr 6, 2012
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 228.
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Apr 5, 2012
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 14, 2012
The Senate passed it too.
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Mar 13, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Mar 13, 2012
The Senate received it.
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Mar 13, 2012
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 27, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 27, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Feb 16, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 15, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 8, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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Feb 8, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 8, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Marklein, Doyle, Endsley, LeMahieu, A. Ott, Petryk, Spanbauer, Thiesfeldt and Molepske Jr;Cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Harsdorf, Holperin, Schultz and Shilling
- Feb 8, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs
- Feb 15, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 27, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Feb 27, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 by committee on Rules
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 61, Noes 36
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:29 A.M. on 3-13-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 14, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended and taken up
- Mar 14, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 14, 2012 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 14, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 14, 2012 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Mar 14, 2012 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 14, 2012 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 5, 2012 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2012
- Apr 6, 2012 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-6-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 228
- Apr 10, 2012 · Assembly
Published 4-19-2012
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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