Assembly Bill 78
A study requirement with respect to certain proposed new state facilities
Topics: Administration, Department of: Agency and general functions, Building Commission, State, Public building
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 7, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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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.
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
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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill provides that the Department of Administration (DOA), at the request of the Building Commission, shall perform a consolidation study with respect to any proposed new enclosed state facility which shall examine the existing state facilities located within 30 miles of the site of the proposed new facility that could be used to meet the need for the proposed new facility, the suitable enclosed space within those facilities, the age of those facilities, and the land surrounding those facilities that would be available for expansion of those facilities. The bill prohibits the Building Commission from approving a project to construct a new enclosed state facility before receiving such a study from DOA pertaining to the proposed construction.
Who's behind it
2 lawmakers are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
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Authors (2)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Tourism vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 20, 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 Tourism, Recreation and State Properties, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 20, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 20, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Oct 19, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 18, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 7, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.
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Apr 7, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly
- Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties
- Apr 18, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 8, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 20, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Feb 20, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote