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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SB 107

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prohibiting ordinances that place certain limits on landlords.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits a city, village, town, or county from enacting an ordinance

that does any of the following with respect to a residential landlord: 1) prohibits or

limits the landlord from obtaining or using various types of information about a

tenant or prospective tenant, such as household income, occupation, court records,

rental history, and credit information; 2) limits how far back in time a prospective

tenant's credit information, conviction record, or previous housing may be considered

by the landlord; or 3) prohibits the landlord from showing a rental property to a

prospective tenant, or from entering into a rental agreement for a rental property

with a prospective tenant, while the current tenant is living there.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Galloway (R) , Lasee (R) , Schultz (R)

12 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Bies (R) , Honadel (R) , Jacque (R) , Knudson (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Litjens (R) , Mursau (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Steineke (R) , Strachota (R) , Vos (R)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Senate: Report introduction of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Insurance and Housing

Passed 7–0 Jun 8, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Refused to refer to committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 14, Noes 18

Failed 14–18 Jun 14, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate amendment 2 adopted, Ayes 18, Noes 14

Passed 18–14 Jun 14, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 14

Passed 18–14 Jun 14, 2011 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by committee on Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 2

Passed 5–2 Aug 2, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 59, Noes 34

Passed 59–34 Oct 25, 2011 official source full page

Aye · 59

Not voting · 5

Assembly: Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 33

Passed 60–33 Oct 25, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 59, Noes 36, Paired 2

Passed 59–36 Nov 1, 2011 official source full page

Aye · 59

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. May 26, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Lasee, Galloway and Schultz;Cosponsored by Representatives Vos, Bernier, Bies, Honadel, Jacque, Knudson, LeMahieu, Mursau, Spanbauer, Strachota and Steineke

  2. May 26, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance and Housing

  3. Jun 7, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Schultz

  4. Jun 8, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Jun 8, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Jun 8, 2011 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Insurance and Housing

  7. Jun 8, 2011 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  8. Jun 8, 2011 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  9. Jun 8, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Jun 13, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-14-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Jun 14, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Jun 14, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 adopted, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  13. Jun 14, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 offered by Senators Schultz and Lasee

  14. Jun 14, 2011 · Senate

    Refused to refer to committee on Insurance and Housing, Ayes 14, Noes 18

  15. Jun 14, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 adopted

  16. Jun 14, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Jun 14, 2011 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  18. Jun 14, 2011 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  19. Jun 14, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Jun 14, 2011 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  21. Jun 14, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Housing

  22. Jun 22, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  23. Jun 23, 2011 · Assembly

    Representative Litjens added as a cosponsor

  24. Jun 29, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  25. Aug 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  26. Aug 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  27. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-25-2011 by committee on Rules

  28. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  29. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Pasch, Hulsey, E. Coggs, Clark, Roys, Pocan, Mason, Turner, Hebl, Pope-Roberts, Young, Richards and Berceau

  30. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 33

  31. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  32. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 59, Noes 34

  33. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:05 A.M. on 11-1-2011 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 16

  34. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 59, Noes 36, Paired 2

  35. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  36. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  37. Nov 9, 2011 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-9-2011

  38. Dec 6, 2011 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 12-5-2011

  39. Dec 8, 2011 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-7-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 108

  40. Dec 12, 2011 · Senate

    Published 12-20-2011