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Senate Bill 27

State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature

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Stopped before the full Senate voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 1, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

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

Introduction This bill is the "executive budget bill" under section 16.47 (1) of the statutes.

It contains the governor's recommendations for appropriations for the 2011-2013 fiscal biennium.

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The bill repeals and recreates the appropriation schedule in chapter 20 of the statutes, thereby setting the appropriation levels for the 2011-2013 fiscal biennium.

The descriptions that follow relate to the most significant changes in the law that are proposed in the bill. In most cases, changes in the amounts of existing spending authority and changes in the amounts of bonding authority under existing bonding programs are not discussed.

For additional information concerning this bill, see the Department of Administration's publication Budget in Brief and the executive budget books, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau's summary document, and the Legislative Reference Bureau's drafting files, which contain separate drafts on each policy item. In most cases, the policy item drafts contain a more detailed analysis than is printed with this bill.

__________________________________________________________________ Guide to the bill As is the case for all other bills, the sections of the budget bill that affect statutes are organized in ascending numerical order of the statutes affected.

Treatments of prior session laws (styled "laws of [year], chapter ...." from 1848 to 1981, and "[year] Wisconsin Act ...." beginning with 1983) are displayed next by year of original enactment and by act number.

The remaining sections of the budget bill are organized by type of provision and, within each type, alphabetically by state agency. The first two digits of the four-digit section number indicate the type of provision:

91XX Nonstatutory provisions.

92XX Fiscal changes.

93XX Initial applicability.

94XX Effective dates.

The remaining two digits indicate the state agency or subject area to which the provision relates:

XX01 Administration.

XX02 Aging and Long-Term Care Board.

XX03 Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

XX04 Arts Board.

XX05 Board for People with Developmental Disabilities.

XX06 Building Commission.

XX07 Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board.

XX08 Children and Families.

XX09 Circuit Courts.

XX10 Commerce.

XX11 Corrections.

XX12 Court of Appeals.

XX13 District Attorneys.

XX14 Educational Communications Board.

XX15 Employee Trust Funds.

XX16 Employment Relations Commission.

XX17 Financial Institutions.

XX18 Government Accountability Board.

XX19 Governor.

XX20 Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

XX21 Health Services.

XX22 Higher Educational Aids Board.

XX23 Historical Society.

XX24 Housing and Economic Development Authority.

XX25 Insurance.

XX26 Investment Board.

XX27 Joint Committee on Finance.

Who's behind it

Committee on Finance is its ⁠.

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Author (1)

  • Committee on Finance

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.

Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment

Passed, 12 to 4 · Jun 14, 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 Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4 by joint committee on Finance”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jun 15, 2011

    “Report of joint survey committee on Retirement Systems received” (the official wording)

  3. Jun 14, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 4.

  4. Jun 7, 2011

    “Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received” (the official wording)

  5. Jun 6, 2011

    “Report of joint survey committee on Retirement Systems requested” (the official wording)

  6. Apr 13, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Apr 11, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Apr 8, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  9. Apr 7, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  10. Apr 4, 2011

    “Agency briefing held” (the official wording)

  11. Mar 31, 2011

    “Agency briefing held” (the official wording)

  12. Mar 30, 2011

    “Agency briefing held” (the official wording)

  13. Mar 29, 2011

    “Agency briefing held” (the official wording)

  14. Mar 2, 2011

    “Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions requested” (the official wording)

  15. Mar 1, 2011

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  16. Mar 1, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

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

    Introduced by joint committee on Finance

  2. Mar 1, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance

  3. Mar 2, 2011 · Senate

    Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions requested

  4. Mar 29, 2011 · Senate

    Agency briefing held

  5. Mar 30, 2011 · Senate

    Agency briefing held

  6. Mar 31, 2011 · Senate

    Agency briefing held

  7. Apr 4, 2011 · Senate

    Agency briefing held

  8. Apr 7, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  9. Apr 8, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  10. Apr 11, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  11. Apr 13, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  12. Apr 26, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  13. May 3, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  14. May 5, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  15. May 12, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  16. May 18, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  17. May 19, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  18. May 24, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  19. May 26, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  20. May 31, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Jun 2, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  22. Jun 6, 2011 · Senate

    Report of joint survey committee on Retirement Systems requested

  23. Jun 7, 2011 · Senate

    Report of joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions received

  24. Jun 9, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  25. Jun 14, 2011 · Senate

    Report introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4 by joint committee on Finance

  26. Jun 14, 2011 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4

  27. Jun 14, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  28. Jun 14, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-16-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  29. Jun 15, 2011 · Senate

    Report of joint survey committee on Retirement Systems received

  30. Jun 16, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  31. Jun 16, 2011 · Senate

    Laid on the table

  32. 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.

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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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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

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