Assembly Bill 668
Terminating a tenancy for criminal activity and requiring notice to landlord of nuisance investigation by law enforcement agency
Topics: Crime and criminals, Landlord and tenant, Municipality: Ordinance, Nuisance, Police
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
Mar 6, 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 Housing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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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 tenant's tenancy may be terminated by the landlord for, among other things, nonpayment of rent, committing waste, or breaching a covenant or condition of the tenant's rental agreement, or if the property owner receives notice from a law enforcement agency or the office of the district attorney that a nuisance exists in the rental unit because the property is being used for drug-related purposes or criminal gang-related purposes. Under this bill, a property owner may terminate the tenancy of a residential tenant if criminal activity caused by any person takes place in the tenant's rental unit or if criminal activity caused by the tenant, a member of the tenant's household, or an invited guest or associate of the tenant or of a member of the tenant's household takes place on the property owner's rental property.
Criminal activity is defined in the bill as any act or behavior that is punishable in this state by a fine or period of imprisonment or that is a violation of an ordinance of the county, city, village, or town in which the rental property is located.
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The property owner must provide written notice to the tenant to vacate the property on or before a date that is at least five days after the notice is given. The notice, which does not give the tenant the right to cure the breach, must advise the tenant of the basis for its issuance and of the tenant's right to contest the termination of tenancy in an eviction action. If the tenant contests the termination of tenancy in an eviction action, the property owner must prove the allegation of criminal activity by the greater preponderance of the credible evidence. The termination of tenancy does not relieve the tenant of any obligation, such as payment of rent, to the property owner.
Also under the bill, if a county, city, village, or town has an ordinance regulating nuisances, the local law enforcement agency must notify the owner or property manager of residential rental property whenever the law enforcement agency investigates an alleged nuisance at the residential rental property.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . 7 are Republicans, 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Independent.
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Authors (9)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, 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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Mar 22, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 6, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing.
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Mar 6, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Honadel, Endsley, Jacque, A. Ott, Rivard, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Stroebel and Ziegelbauer
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Housing
- Mar 22, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 22, 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