Senate Bill 505
Venue in actions in which the sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents
Topics: Circuit court, Claims, County, Court: Appellate, Court: Procedure, Dane County
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 22, 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 Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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.
2011 Wisconsin Act 61 (Act 61) changed the rules governing venue in a civil action in which the sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers (action), and in appeals of a judgment or order in such an action. Before the enactment of Act 61, all such actions, with certain exceptions, were required to be brought in Dane County, and appeals of an order or decision in the action were required to be brought in the court of appeals district containing the court from which the judgment or order was appealed. Act 61 provides that an action may be brought in the county designated by the plaintiff, and an appeal of a judgment or order in the action may be brought in a court of appeals district selected by the party appealing the decision or order, but not in the court of appeals district containing the court from which the judgment or order is appealed.
This bill changes the rules governing venue in an action so that an action may be brought in Dane County, the plaintiff's county of residence, or the county in which the plaintiff's principal place of business or registered agent is located, as designated by the plaintiff. The bill also provides that an appeal of a judgment or order in an action must be heard in the court of appeals district which contains the court from which the action was appealed.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Toles · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 22, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Feb 22, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 22, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Holperin, Lassa and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Sinicki, Staskunas and Toles
- Feb 22, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- 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