Assembly Bill 14
Interest rates on judgments in certain civil actions
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 11, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 13, 2011: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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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
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. 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, interest accrues on a judgment involving the recovery of money at the rate of 12 percent per year from the date of entry of judgment until the judgment is paid. Also under current law, if an offer of settlement is made and rejected, the party making the offer of settlement prevails, and the judgment is greater than or equal to the offer of settlement, interest accrues on the amount recovered at the rate of 12 percent from the date of the offer of settlement until the amount is paid.
This bill changes the interest rate on judgments for the recovery of money in civil actions in tort, in actions brought by a customer to enforce rights under Wisconsin's Consumer Act, and in consumer protection actions commenced by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to an annual rate of 1 percent plus the prime rate in effect on the day the judgment is entered, as reported by the Federal Reserve Board, until the amount is paid. This bill also changes the interest rate on amounts recovered by a party who prevails in a civil action in tort or, if the party is a customer, in an action brought to enforce rights under the Wisconsin Consumer Act, or in a consumer protection action commenced by DATCP, after that party made an offer of settlement that was rejected, to an annual rate of 1 percent plus the prime rate, as reported by the Federal Reserve Board, in effect on the day the judgment is entered from the date of the offer of settlement until the amount is paid.
Who's behind it
4 lawmakers are its . 4 have no party on record.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Committee on Assembly Organization
- Representative Farrow
- Senator Zipperer
- by request of Governor Scott Walker
Signed on in support (4)
- Paul F. Farrow · Republican, Senate
- Jacque, Spanbauer, A. Ott and Kestell
- Vukmir, Darling and Galloway
- Rich Zipperer · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 3 · Nov 1, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 5, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 13, 2011
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 1, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 3.
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Oct 21, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 11, 2011
5 more representatives and 4 senators signed on in support.
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Oct 11, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary and Ethics.
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Oct 11, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by committee on Assembly Organization, by request of Governor Scott Walker, Representative Farrow, and Senator Zipperer
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Ethics
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Farrow added as a coauthor
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Senator Zipperer added as a cosponsor
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Representatives Jacque, Spanbauer, A. Ott and Kestell added as coauthors
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
- Oct 21, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative J. Ott
- Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Farrow
- Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Hebl
- Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Hebl
- Oct 27, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 5, Noes 3
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 7, Noes 1
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary and Ethics, Ayes 5, Noes 3
- Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to Calendar 11-3-2011 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93
- Nov 3, 2011 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Dec 13, 2011 · Assembly
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote