Senate Bill 294
Procedures for establishing a claim (suggested as remedial legislation by the Office of the State Treasurer)
Topics: Circuit court, Statutes: Revision, Treasurer: State
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Nov 18, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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 sat with the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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.
Under current law, a person may claim an interest in abandoned, intangible property by filing a claim with the state treasurer. Intangible property is presumed to be abandoned if it is held, issued, or owing in the ordinary course of a holder's business and it has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than five years after it became payable or distributable. Current law requires the state treasurer to consider each claim within 90 days after the claim is filed. The state treasurer may also refer a claim to the attorney general for an opinion on whether to either allow the claim or deny the claim in whole or in part.
A person aggrieved by a decision of the state treasurer or whose claim has not been acted upon within 90 days (claimant) may, under current law, bring an action to establish the claim in circuit court. If, in circuit court, the claimant establishes the claim against the state treasurer, the court must award costs and reasonable attorney fees to the claimant.
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This bill permits a claimant to petition for judicial review of the decision or inaction of the state treasurer under chapter 227 of the statutes; chapter 227 establishes uniform procedures for the review of administrative actions and decisions. The bill also eliminates the mandatory award of costs and reasonable attorneys fees to a claimant who prevails against the state treasurer in circuit court in those cases in which the circuit court determines the state treasurer was substantially justified in taking its position or in which special circumstances exist that would make the award of costs and attorney fees unjust.
This bill is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in the bill.
Who's behind it
Glenn Grothman, a Republican, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (1)
- Bill Kramer · Republican, Assembly
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 25, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 18, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Nov 18, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 18, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Grothman;Cosponsored by Representative Kramer
- Nov 18, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- Jan 25, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 29, 2012 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Grothman
- 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