Assembly Bill 699
Prohibiting promulgation or enforcement of certain rules or policies relating to public access to the state capitol building
Topics: Administration, Department of: Agency and general functions, Civil right, Freedom of speech and press, State capitol
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 15, 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 Homeland Security and State Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, the Department of Administration (DOA) is directed to promulgate and enforce rules of conduct for property that is leased or managed by DOA, which includes the state capitol building. The rules may prescribe penalties for violations within certain limitations specified by law.
This bill provides that DOA shall not enforce any rule or policy relating to public access to the state capitol building that would infringe upon the rights of any resident of this state under the U.S. Constitution and the constitution of this state to freedom of speech or assembly or to petition the government.
Who's behind it
14 lawmakers are its . All 14 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Pocan · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Barbara Toles · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 15, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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Mar 15, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Barca, Richards, Pocan, Berceau, Roys, Grigsby, Turner, Pope-Roberts, Bewley, Molepske Jr, Mason, Hebl, Toles and C. Taylor;Cosponsored by Senators Miller, Vinehout and Erpenbach
- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs
- 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
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