Assembly Bill 797
County payments to public libraries in adjacent counties and charging certain individuals for the provision of library service. (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
Feb 20, 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 Urban and Local Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a county that does not maintain a consolidated public library for the county and that contains residents who are not residents of a municipality that maintains a public library (covered county) must pay to each public library in the county, and to each public library in an adjacent county, an amount that is equal to at least 70 percent of the amount computed by multiplying the number of loans of material made by that library to residents of the county who are not residents of a municipality that maintains a public library by the library's average operational cost per loan (library service payment).
Under this bill, a covered county may opt out of making library service payments to counties that maintain a consolidated public library. To opt out, the covered county must adopt a resolution to that effect and provide a copy of the resolution to each adjacent county that maintains a consolidated public library. Also under this bill, if a covered county opts out of making library service payments, a library in a county that has received an opt-out notice may charge an individual from a covered county for library services and may refuse to provide library services to those individuals who have not paid these charges within 90 days.
Who's behind it
3 representatives are its . All 3 are Republicans.
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Authors (3)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
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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Mar 20, 2014
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 20, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Feb 20, 2014
Introduced in the Assembly.
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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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate