Assembly Bill 881
Appealing a municipal court matter after review by a circuit court
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
Mar 24, 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 Judiciary. 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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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a final judgment or a final order of a circuit court may generally be appealed to the court of appeals. Under current law, a judgment or order of a circuit court in a traffic forfeiture or a municipal ordinance case is considered final when it disposes of the entire matter in litigation as to one or more of the parties, and is either reduced to writing and filed with the circuit court or, after the matter is prosecuted in circuit court, recorded in a docket entry.
In Village of McFarland v. Zetzman , 2012 WI App 49, the court of appeals held that in a traffic forfeiture case or other municipal ordinance case, for the purpose of determining whether a matter may be appealed, the matter may be considered "prosecuted in circuit court" if the matter was initially heard in municipal court and subsequently reviewed by the circuit court.
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This bill clarifies the language in current law to conform with the Zetzman decision.
Who's behind it
Jim Ott, a Republican, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 24, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Mar 24, 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
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