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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 199

Publication of certain legal notices on an Internet site maintained by a municipality. (FE)

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 5, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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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, certain legal notices are required by statute or by an order of a court to be published. Legal notices are generally published in a newspaper likely to give notice in the area or to the persons affected. Current law also allows certain municipalities to opt to post certain legal notices in lieu of publishing the notices in a newspaper, if the municipality meets statutory requirements regarding timing and placement of the notices.

Under current law, the municipality must post the notice in at least three public places likely to give notice to persons affected, and must post a notice that would be published before the act or event requiring notice no later than the time specified for the first newspaper publication or, if the notice would be published after the act or event requiring notice, must post the notice within one week after the act or event.

Read the full summary

Under this bill, a municipality that opts to post a legal notice in lieu of publication may, instead of posting the notice in three public places, post the notice in one public place and publish the notice on the municipality's Internet site.

Who's behind it

21 lawmakers are its ⁠. 18 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 26 names

Authors (21)

Signed on in support (5)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 0 · Sep 24, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Sep 24, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Sep 24, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.

  4. Jun 16, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. May 5, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

  6. May 5, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 5, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Bernier, Jacque, Jarchow, Kulp, Bowen, Stuck, Kitchens, Horlacher, Tittl, Doyle, Knodl, T. Larson, Weatherston, Kerkman, Ripp, Kremer, Murtha, Kapenga, Murphy and Quinn; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Olsen, Bewley, Nass and Harsdorf

  2. May 5, 2015 · Assembly

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

  3. Jun 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  6. Sep 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Apr 13, 2016 · 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.

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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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. 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.

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary