Assembly Bill 623
A program for installing lighting on tax delinquent properties and properties in foreclosure and charging an additional fee for filing a foreclosure action to be used for lighting installation. (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
Jan 15, 2014
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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 Housing and Real Estate. 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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the board of each county (board) to establish a program for installing lighting on certain eligible properties located in the county. A property is eligible to have lighting installed if 1) the property is the subject of a foreclosure action or the county holds a tax certificate with respect to the property for delinquent property taxes; 2) the property has one or more buildings or other improvements; and 3) the board determines that the property is abandoned or blighted. The board must develop criteria, which take into consideration all of the circumstances of the property, for determining whether lighting should be installed on an eligible property.
The board must contract with an electrician or electrical contractor to install the lighting on the exterior of any buildings or other improvements on an eligible property. The lighting must be powered by solar energy and just sufficient for securing the improvements on the property. The bill provides the contractor with immunity from civil and criminal liability for acts or omissions related to installing the lighting under the contract.
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The board may delegate any of its responsibilities under the program to any committee created by the board or any county employee, agency, or department.
Funding for the program comes from a $50 fee that is paid by the plaintiff in each foreclosure action that is commenced in the county. The fee is in addition to the usual fee for commencing a foreclosure action, which under current law is $75.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . All 12 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Mandela Barnes · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Brett Hulsey · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 15, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate.
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Jan 15, 2014
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 15, 2014 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Goyke, Johnson, Hulsey, Berceau, Hebl, Pasch, Zepnick, Kessler, Sinicki, Ohnstad, Barnes and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Harris and L. Taylor
- Jan 15, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate
- 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
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