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AB 415

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Relating to: changing the method by which a municipality may collect the costs of razing a building from a property owner. (FE)

Building County — Finance County — Human services Lien Municipality — Finance Property tax — Assessment

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a municipality's governing body, building inspector, or other

designated official may issue an order to raze a dilapidated, dangerous, or

unsanitary building that is unreasonable to repair. The order is issued to the

building's owner and, if the owner does not comply with the order within the

prescribed time, the municipality may proceed to raze the building. The cost of

razing may be charged in full or in part against the real estate upon which the

building is located, in which case that cost becomes a lien upon the real estate and

may be assessed and collected as a special tax.

Under current law, if the cost or razing is assessed as a special tax and the owner

of the real estate does not pay the amount due, the municipality's costs to raze the

building must be paid by the county as part of the August settlement of property

taxes. Under this bill, the cost of razing may be assessed and collected as a special

charge, but may not be assessed and collected as a special tax. Under the bill, a

county would not be required to pay a municipality's razing costs if the owner of real

estate does not pay the special charge, even though a delinquent special charge

becomes a lien on the property against which it is imposed.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Bewley (D) , Brooks (R) , Doyle (D) , Kahl (D) , Kooyenga (R) , Krug (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Nygren (R) , Petersen (R) , Smith (D) , Strachota (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , Weatherston (R)

6 cosponsors

Cowles (R) , Leibham (R) , Olsen (R) , Schultz (R) , T. Cullen (D) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 1

Passed 7–1 Oct 28, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Referred to Joint Committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Nov 11, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Nov 11, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Nov 11, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

Passed 33–0 Nov 12, 2013 official source full page

Full history

  1. Oct 4, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Tittl, Bernier, Bewley, Brooks, Doyle, Kahl, Kooyenga, Krug, LeMahieu, Marklein, Murphy, Mursau, Petersen, Smith, Strachota, Tranel and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Cowles, T. Cullen, Leibham, Schultz and Wirch

  2. Oct 4, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs

  3. Oct 15, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 17, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 1

  7. Oct 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  8. Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-5-2013 by Committee on Rules

  9. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  10. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Nov 6, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Nov 6, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  16. Nov 6, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  17. Nov 11, 2013 · Senate

    Referred to Joint Committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  18. Nov 11, 2013 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  19. Nov 11, 2013 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  20. Nov 11, 2013 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-12-2013 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Nov 12, 2013 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Nov 12, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Nov 12, 2013 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Nov 12, 2013 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  25. Nov 12, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Nov 21, 2013 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-21-2013

  28. Dec 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 12-12-2013

  29. Dec 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-13-2013. 2013 Wisconsin Act 87

  30. Dec 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Published 12-14-2013