Assembly Bill 148
Legislative consideration of nonfiscal policy items in the biennial budget bill. (FE)
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
Apr 15, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations pursuant to Assembly Resolution 19. 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.
This bill establishes a process for the removal of nonfiscal policy items from the biennial budget bill and prohibits passage of a biennial budget bill in either house of the legislature if the bill contains nonfiscal policy items. Under the bill, a nonfiscal policy item is defined as an item that generally has no state fiscal effect or the policy implications of the item are greater than the state fiscal effect; an item that has been or is the subject of introduced legislation other than the biennial budget bill; an item that would be referred to a standing committee of the legislature, other than the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF); or an item that can be accomplished without legislation. Under the bill, however, nonfiscal policy items do not include those that affect state program eligibility; that, if prepared as a bill, would generally be referred to JCF; or that address a reorganization or transfer of state government operations or functions.
Under the bill, no later than 30 days after introduction of the biennial budget bill, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB) must prepare a report, for submission to the cochairpersons of JCF, that identifies all nonfiscal policy items. If requested by the governor, the cochairpersons of JCF must then introduce bills in both houses of the legislature for each nonfiscal policy item identified by the LFB.
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The bill specifically prohibits JCF from voting to recommend passage of a biennial budget bill, or an amendment thereto, that contains a nonfiscal policy item, as well as prohibits senators and representatives to the assembly from offering amendments to the biennial budget bill, or any amendment thereto, that contain a nonfiscal policy item. Finally, the bill prohibits either house of the legislature from passing any biennial budget bill, or adopt any amendment thereto, that contains a nonfiscal policy item.
Who's behind it
17 lawmakers are its . All 17 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (17)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Brett Hulsey · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Stephen Smith · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 17, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.
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May 1, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 15, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Government Operations and State Licensing.
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Apr 15, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 15, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bernard Schaber, Berceau, Billings, Doyle, Hesselbein, Hulsey, Johnson, Kahl, Kolste, Ohnstad, Pope, Ringhand, Shankland, Sinicki, Smith, Wright and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators T. Cullen, Hansen, Lehman and Wirch
- Apr 15, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations and State Licensing
- May 1, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 17, 2013 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Government Operations and State Licensing and referred to committee on State Affairs and Government Operations pursuant to Assembly Resolution 19
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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.
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