Assembly Bill 412
Changing the assessment method for business improvement districts. (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
Oct 15, 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 Ways and Means. 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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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.
This bill changes the special assessment method used in business improvement districts (BIDs).
Under current law, based on the receipt of a petition from certain business owners in a designated area of a city, village, or town (municipality), a municipality may create a BID, which consists of contiguous parcels of land. A BID is governed by a board, whose members are appointed by the creating municipality's chief executive officer (mayor, city manager, village president, or town board chair). The board is required to adopt an initial operating plan for the BID, and may make changes to the operating plan each year, subject to the approval of the municipality's governing body.
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The creating municipality may impose special assessments on the property in the BID and may appropriate other money to the BID. All such funds must be placed in a segregated account. Generally, the funds in the account must be spent for the benefit of the BID to put into effect its operating plan and to pay for certain required audits. Generally, the board determines how such funds are spent. The creating municipality may terminate the BID by following certain procedures that are specified in the statutes.
Under this bill, if a municipality specially assesses a mixed-use property in a BID, which is real property that is partly taxable, and partly tax-exempt or residential, the special assessment may be imposed only on the percentage of the property that is not tax-exempt or residential.
Who's behind it
5 lawmakers are its . All 5 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (5)
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 27, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 15, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Oct 15, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 15, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives J. Ott, R. Brooks, E. Brooks, Kooyenga and Murphy; cosponsored by Senator Stroebel
- Oct 15, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate