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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Senate Bill 196

Excluding from the calculation of expenditure restraint payments expenditures made pursuant to a purchasing agreement with a school district

Topics: Municipality: Finance, School: Finance, Shared revenue

Became law

The governor signed it on Dec 8, 2011. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Sep 21, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Nov 2, 2011

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 3, 2011

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2011 Wisconsin Act 106

Latest entry in the official record, Dec 12, 2011: “Published 12-20-2011”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, for purposes of determining a municipality's eligibility to receive expenditure restraint payments, a comparison of a municipality's current budget with its previous budget excludes principal and interest on long-term debt, certain revenue sharing payments, recycling fee payments, and expenditures from moneys received under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Under this bill, expenditures made pursuant to a purchasing agreement with a school district whereby the municipality makes purchases on behalf of the school district are also excluded from municipal budget comparisons for purposes of determining a municipality's eligibility to receive expenditure restraint payments.

Who's behind it

3 senators are its ⁠. 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

15 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 18 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (15)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Senate Committee on Education vote on an amendment

Passed, 7 to 0 · Oct 24, 2011

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Education”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Dec 12, 2011

    The new law was published.

  2. Dec 8, 2011

    The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 106.

  3. Dec 6, 2011

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Nov 3, 2011

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Nov 3, 2011

    “Read” (the official wording)

  6. Nov 3, 2011

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Nov 2, 2011

    The Senate passed it.

  8. Nov 2, 2011

    The Senate adopted it.

  9. Nov 2, 2011

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  10. Oct 24, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.

  11. Oct 19, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Oct 18, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Sep 21, 2011

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.

  14. Sep 21, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Sep 21, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Olsen, Schultz and Lassa;Cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Molepske Jr, Spanbauer, Petryk, Wynn, Staskunas, Ripp, Rivard, Thiesfeldt, LeMahieu, Strachota, Mursau, Brooks and Ballweg

  2. Sep 21, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  3. Oct 18, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 19, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 19, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Olsen

  6. Oct 19, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

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

  8. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  9. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Nov 1, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-2-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor

  12. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 adopted

  14. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  16. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Nov 2, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Read

  20. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended and taken up

  21. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Nov 4, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Nov 11, 2011 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-11-2011

  28. Dec 6, 2011 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 12-5-2011

  29. Dec 8, 2011 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-7-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 106

  30. Dec 12, 2011 · Senate

    Published 12-20-2011

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

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Official term: Act. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

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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

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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote