Assembly Bill 268
Regulation of mausoleums
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
Jun 18, 2015
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations. 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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, mausoleums are regulated by the Department of Safety and Professional Services. A mausoleum that is intended to be used for the burial of more than ten human remains or for which at least one mausoleum space or niche is offered for sale must generally be located in a cemetery. Under current law, burial of human remains for purposes of the rules applicable to mausoleums includes the inurnment of cremated human remains.
This bill exempts columbaria from the requirements applicable to mausoleums.
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Under the bill, a columbarium is a building or structure, or part of a building or structure, that is used or intended to be used for the inurnment of cremated human remains and not for the entombment or interment of human remains.
Who's behind it
13 representatives are its . 10 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Stuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 24, 2015 to Aug 7, 2015
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 18, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.
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Jun 18, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 18, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives J. Ott, Berceau, Murphy, E. Brooks, A. Ott, Kitchens, Rohrkaste, Mursau, Stuck, Brandtjen, Subeck, T. Larson and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Lazich, Darling, Nass, Carpenter, Wirch and L. Taylor
- Jun 18, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations
- Jun 24, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Spreitzer added as a coauthor
- Jul 28, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Allen added as a coauthor
- Aug 7, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Goyke added as a coauthor
- 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.
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