Assembly Bill 555
The scheduling of referenda to approve school district borrowing or exceed a school district's revenue limit
Topics: Referendum, School: Finance
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 10, 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 Education. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, with certain exceptions, if a school board wishes to borrow money or exceed the revenue limit otherwise applicable to the school district, it must obtain the approval of the school district's electors at a referendum. A referendum authorizing borrowing may be held at a special election called for that purpose, or at the next regularly scheduled primary or election held not earlier than 45 days after adopting the borrowing resolution. Similarly, a referendum to exceed the district's revenue limit may be held at a special election or at the next succeeding spring primary or election or partisan primary (held in August) or election held not earlier than 70 days after the resolution to exceed the limit is filed.
This bill provides that a referendum authorizing borrowing must be submitted to the electors of the school district at the next regularly scheduled primary or election held not earlier than 70 days after the adoption of the resolution, with one exception. If the school board determines that an emergency project is necessary as a result of unforeseen circumstances that occurred since 70 days before the most recent regularly scheduled primary or election and that cannot wait to be addressed until the next regularly scheduled primary or election, the school board may call a special election for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors.
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The bill also provides that a referendum authorizing a school board to exceed the district's revenue limit must be submitted to the electors of the school district at the next succeeding partisan primary or general election (in an even-numbered year) or at a special election held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an odd-numbered year.
Who's behind it
17 lawmakers are its . All 17 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (17)
- Tyler August · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Knudson · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Michelle Litjens · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Frank G. Lasee · 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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Feb 28, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 14, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 10, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Feb 10, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 10, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Knudson, August, Nass, Litjens, Thiesfeldt, Steineke, Pridemore, Nygren, Kooyenga, Kaufert, Craig, Vos, Honadel, Van Roy, Spanbauer, Mursau and Stroebel;Cosponsored by Senator Lasee
- Feb 10, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 28, 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
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