Senate Bill 255
The publication and effective dates of acts
Topics: Law, Legislative Reference Bureau, Secretary of State
Passed the Senate, then stopped
The Senate passed it on Mar 6, 2012, but the Assembly never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 25, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 18 to 15
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Assembly never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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, when a bill is enacted, either by action of the governor or by overriding the governor's veto, the bill is deposited in the office of the secretary of state, who sets a date of publication that must be within ten working days of the date of enactment. No later than the next working day after deposit of an act with the secretary of state, the secretary notifies the Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) of the date of publication. LRB is directed by law to publish each act within ten working days of its date of enactment. The statutes require acts to be printed. Although the statutes do not specifically require electronic publication, they do not preclude it.
Separately, within ten days after the date of publication of each act, the secretary of state publishes in the official state newspaper a notice identifying the act together with its date of publication and information concerning how copies may be obtained.
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Currently, every act that does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect becomes effective on the day after its date of publication as designated by the secretary of state.
This bill provides that the date of publication of each act is the day after the date of enactment. The bill directs LRB to publish each act on that date. Under the bill, each act that does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect becomes effective on the day after its date of publication as prescribed in the bill. The bill does not affect the current practices of printing copies of acts and of publishing notices that acts have been enacted and advising how copies may be obtained.
Who's behind it
Glenn Grothman, a Republican, is its .
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Author (1)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 2, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 18 to 15 · Mar 6, 2012
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (18)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Dale Schultz (R, 17)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Glenn Grothman (R, 20)
- Jim Holperin (D, 12)
- Joe Leibham (R, 9)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Michael Ellis (R, 19)
- Neal Kedzie (R, 11)
- Pam Galloway (R, 29)
- Rich Zipperer (R, 33)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (15)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jessica King (D, 18)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Robert Jauch (D, 25)
- Spencer Coggs (D, 6)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Timothy Cullen (D, 15)
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 6, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 6, 2012
The Assembly received it.
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Mar 6, 2012
The Senate passed it, 18 to 15.
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Mar 2, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Feb 28, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 25, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Oct 25, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 25, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Grothman
- Oct 25, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 1, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 2, 2012 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 2, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 5, 2012 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 6, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 6, 2012 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 6, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 6, 2012 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- Mar 6, 2012 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote