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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SB 117

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venue for actions and appeals in which the sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents.

  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

Under current law, all actions in which the sole defendant is the state, a state

board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents must be brought

in Dane County. This bill permits the plaintiff to designate the county within which

to bring the action.

Under current law, the state is divided into ten judicial administrative districts;

each judicial administrative district is comprised of one or more judicial circuits, or

counties, containing branches of the circuit courts. The state is also divided into four

court of appeals districts, comprised of one or more judicial circuits. Currently, an

appeal of a judgment or order issued by a circuit court must be heard in the court of

appeals district within which the circuit court is located. This bill permits the

appellant to select the court of appeals district within which to bring the appeal, but

the court of appeals district must not contain the circuit court from which the

judgment or order was issued.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Ellis (R) , Galloway (R) , Grothman (R) , Hopper (R) , Kedzie (R) , Lasee (R) , Leibham (R) , Moulton (R) , S. Fitzgerald (R) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Zipperer (R)

57 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , August (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Craig (R) , Endsley (R) , Farrow (R) , Honadel (R) , J. Fitzgerald (R) , J. Ott (R) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kestell (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Klenke (R) , Knilans (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kramer (R) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Litjens (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Marklein (R) , Meyer (R) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Nass (R) , Nerison (R) , Petersen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Petryk (R) , Pridemore (R) , Ripp (R) , Rivard (R) , Severson (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Steineke (R) , Stone (R) , Strachota (R) , Stroebel (R) , Suder (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tiffany (R) , Tranel (R) , Van Roy (R) , Vos (R) , Weininger (R) , Williams (R) , Wynn (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jul 6, 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 Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 15, Noes 18

Failed 15–18 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.

Senate: Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 17, Noes 16

Passed 17–16 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.

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15

Passed 18–15 Oct 25, 2011 official source full page

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 58, Noes 34, Paired 6

Passed 58–34 Nov 3, 2011 official source full page

Aye · 58

Full history

  1. May 31, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Vukmir, S. Fitzgerald, Ellis, Zipperer, Cowles, Leibham, Moulton, Grothman, Hopper, Kedzie, Darling, Galloway, Lasee and Wanggaard;Cosponsored by Representatives Kramer, J. Fitzgerald, Suder, Steineke, Vos, Tiffany, Litjens, August, Farrow, Kuglitsch, Van Roy, Nerison, Honadel, Petersen, Knilans, Nass, Craig, Thiesfeldt, T. Larson, Endsley, Spanbauer, Bernier, J. Ott, Knodl, Ballweg, Murtha, Wynn, Bies, Kooyenga, Rivard, Brooks, Marklein, Petryk, Krug, Ripp, Knudson, Kapenga, LeMahieu, Kestell, Loudenbeck, Mursau, Meyer, Pridemore, Tauchen, Petrowski, Stone, A. Ott, Klenke, Strachota, Weininger, Stroebel, Kleefisch, Williams, Tranel, Jacque, Kaufert and Severson

  2. May 31, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations

  3. Jun 2, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 27, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Zipperer

  5. Jun 28, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Jul 6, 2011 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Jul 6, 2011 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Jul 6, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Sep 19, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-25-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 offered by Senators Holperin and Vinehout

  13. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 17, Noes 16

  14. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 adopted

  15. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Refused to refer to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 15, Noes 18

  16. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  18. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  19. Oct 27, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Oct 28, 2011 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  21. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  22. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:07 A.M. on 11-03-2011 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 18

  23. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  24. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 58, Noes 34, Paired 6

  27. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Nov 4, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Nov 7, 2011 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-7-2011

  30. Nov 8, 2011 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-8-2011

  31. Nov 11, 2011 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-9-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 61

  32. Nov 11, 2011 · Senate

    Published 11-23-2011