Senate Bill 455
Experience requirements for real estate brokers and granting rule-making authority
Topics: Apprenticeship, Attorney, Interstate relations, Real property: Agent
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
Feb 9, 2012
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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 Insurance and Housing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Public hearing
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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
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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, the Real Estate Examining Board (board) issues licenses for real estate brokers and real estate salespersons. Generally, the board may not grant a broker's license to an applicant who does not already hold a salesperson's license or who has not passed the examination for licensure as a salesperson in addition to passing the broker's examination.
This bill establishes the requirement that an applicant for a broker's license must submit evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has practiced as a salesperson under the direct supervision of a licensed broker for at least two years within the last four years preceding the date of the applicant's application for the broker's license. Any time spent as an apprentice may not be applied to satisfy that requirement. If the applicant is an attorney licensed to practice law in Wisconsin, the applicant may satisfy that requirement by demonstrating to the board's satisfaction that the applicant has real estate-related experience. If the applicant is a nonresident, the applicant may satisfy that requirement by demonstrating to the board's satisfaction that the applicant has been licensed as a real estate broker under the laws of another state for at least two of the last four years preceding the person's application for a broker's license in Wisconsin.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (5)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 9, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance and Housing.
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Feb 9, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 9, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Schultz and Darling;Cosponsored by Representatives Rivard, Ballweg, Doyle, Kerkman and Endsley
- Feb 9, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Insurance and Housing
- 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