Senate Bill 248
Management and preservation of records and correspondence of members of the legislature
Topics: Legislature: Member, Public Records Board, Public record
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
Oct 21, 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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, the Public Records Board supervises the state's public records management and preservation program and may set retention schedules for public records. Except as specifically authorized by law, no public record may be disposed of without the approval of the board. With the approval of the board and compliance with statutory standards, a state officer or agency may transfer public records to microfilm format, and subject to standards prescribed in rules promulgated by the Department of Administration, may transfer public records to optical disk or electronic format. If applicable standards for transfer of the records are adhered to, records reproductions in the authorized formats have the same status for evidentiary purposes as the original records. In lieu of disposal, the board may transfer selected public records to the State Historical Society for preservation. Currently, none of these records management and preservation procedures apply to records and correspondence of members of the legislature.
This bill deletes the current exception for records and correspondence of members of the legislature, thereby making the records and correspondence subject to the public records management and preservation program.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 21, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Oct 21, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 21, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Holperin, C. Larson and T. Cullen;Cosponsored by Representatives Richards, Wynn, Berceau and Turner
- Oct 21, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- 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
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