Senate Bill 37
Authorizing county treasurers to provide notice of unclaimed funds by using the Internet
Topics: County: Officers, Court: Clerk, Data processing, Personal property
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 17, 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 State and Federal Relations and Information Technology. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, in every odd-numbered year, each officer of a municipality and county must provide a report to the county treasurer listing all persons for whom the officer holds money or security which has not been claimed for at least one year.
The treasurer must then publish a legal notice in a newspaper or other publication once a week for three consecutive weeks (class 3 notice) containing the names and last-known addresses of the owners of unclaimed money or security with a value of at least $10. If the money or security is not claimed within six months, the treasurer takes possession of the money or security and deposits it in the county's general fund.
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If the money is not claimed within ten years, the money or property becomes the property of the county.
Also under current law, in every odd-numbered year, the circuit court clerk must provide a report to the county treasurer listing all money, securities, or funds in the clerk's possession for which no proceedings in the case have occurred for four or more years. One year after providing the report, the clerk must then turn over any remaining unclaimed funds to the county treasurer. After receiving the funds, the treasurer must publish a class 3 notice of the fact that he or she is in possession of the unclaimed funds. If no legal claim is made within 90 days of the last publication, the treasurer deposits the money in the county's general fund.
Under this bill, the county treasurer may choose to post on the county's Web site, instead of or in addition to the publication of a class 3 notice, the notice of unclaimed case-related funds received from the circuit court clerk. Also under this bill, the county treasurer may choose to post on the county's Web site and make a copy available at the treasurer's office the notice containing the names and last-known addresses of the owners of unclaimed money or security with a value of at least $10, instead of or in addition to the publication of a class 3 notice. If the treasurer elects not to provide the class 3 notice, he or she is required to publish a class 3 notice stating that the full notice containing the names and last-known addresses of the owners of the unclaimed money or security that has a value of at least $10 is available on the county's Web site and at the treasurer's office.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- 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 22, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 17, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on State and Federal Relations and Information Technology.
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Mar 17, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 17, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Galloway, Leibham, Schultz, Taylor, Lassa and Grothman;Cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Bies, Ballweg, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Kerkman, Nass, A. Ott, Rivard, Danou and Mursau
- Mar 17, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on State and Federal Relations and Information Technology
- Mar 22, 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