Senate Bill 32
Ordinances establishing standards for places of employment and public buildings
Topics: Administrative rules, Commerce, Department of, Employment, Municipality: Ordinance, Public building, Town: Laws, Village: Ordinance
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
Mar 9, 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
With certain exceptions, current law requires the Department of Commerce (department) to establish reasonable standards or rules for the construction, repair, and maintenance of places of employment and public buildings so as to render them safe. Pursuant to this requirement, the department has promulgated rules establishing such standards. This bill prohibits a city, village, or town from enacting or enforcing an ordinance that establishes minimum standards for the construction, repair, and maintenance of places of employment and public buildings unless that ordinance strictly conforms to the rules promulgated by the department.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Republicans.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Michelle Litjens · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 28, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 16, 2011
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Mar 9, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 9, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Moulton, Schultz, Grothman and Cowles;Cosponsored by Representatives Bernier, A. Ott, Rivard, Petryk, Marklein, Litjens and Endsley
- Mar 9, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- Mar 16, 2011 · Senate
Senator Olsen added as a coauthor
- Mar 16, 2011 · Senate
Representative Jacque added as a cosponsor
- Mar 28, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate