Senate Bill 128
Provision of police or fire protection services by a county sheriff or municipality
Topics: Fire department, Milwaukee: City, Municipality, Police, Sheriff, Town: Board, Village
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
Jun 10, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, cities, villages, and towns (municipalities) and county sheriffs are subject to varying requirements regarding the provision of police and fire protection services. They are as follows:
1. A town board must provide fire protection services for the town and may provide law enforcement services for the town or any portion of the town.
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2. A village with a population of 5,500 or more must provide fire protection services for the village. A village with a population of 5,000 or more must provide police protection services for the village and a village with a population of less than 5,000 may provide police protection services.
3. A city must provide police and fire protection services for the city.
4. A county sheriff must provide law enforcement services for the county.
Also under current law, a city or village may, subject to certain requirements, abolish its police department and contract with the county for the county sheriff to provide police protection services for the city or village.
Under this bill, a municipality may not condition the provision of fire or police protection services and a sheriff may not condition the provision of law enforcement services on a person's payment of a fee, charge, or tax. Also, a contract between a city or village and a county for the county sheriff to provide law enforcement services for the city or village must require that the county sheriff not condition the provision of police protection services in the city or village on a person's payment of a fee, charge, or tax.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Brett Hulsey · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Pocan · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, 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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Jun 29, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 10, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Jun 10, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 10, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Hansen, Lassa, Risser, Schultz and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Pocan, Barca, Berceau, Bewley, Hintz, Hulsey, Jorgensen, Mason, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Ringhand, Roys and Sinicki
- Jun 10, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- Jun 29, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate