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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 576

The special supervision of property tax assessments. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 31, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Dec 7, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 9, 2016

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 32 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 322

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 31, 2016: “Published 3-31-2016”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, if the Department of Revenue (DOR) determines that the assessed value of each major class of property of a taxation district has not been established within 10 percent of the full value of the same major class of property during the same year at least once during a four-year period, DOR notifies the taxation district clerk that the district's assessment staff must participate in an assessor educational program if the required assessed value of the major class of property has still not been established in the year following the notice. If the required assessed value has still not been established in the next year, DOR must appoint one or more qualified persons to assist the local assessor with subsequent assessments. Under current law, a major class of property is any class of property that includes more than 5 percent of the full value of the taxation district.

This bill eliminates the requirement that a taxation district's assessment staff participate in an assessor education program prior to DOR appointing someone to assist the staff with subsequent assessments. The bill also provides that a major class of property is any class of property that includes more than 10 percent of the full value of the taxation district.

Who's behind it

7 lawmakers are its ⁠. 6 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 9 names

Authors (7)

Signed on in support (2)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · Feb 4, 2016

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 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 14, 2016

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

Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 14, 2016

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

Official motion: “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 14, 2016

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

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 0 · Mar 15, 2016 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 31, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 31, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 322.

  3. Mar 29, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 15, 2016

    The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.

  5. Mar 14, 2016

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  6. Mar 14, 2016

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  7. Mar 14, 2016

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  8. Mar 10, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  9. Feb 12, 2016

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues.

  10. Feb 10, 2016

    The Senate received it.

  11. Feb 9, 2016

    The Assembly passed it.

  12. Feb 4, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Feb 4, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  14. Jan 20, 2016

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Dec 23, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Dec 7, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

  17. Dec 7, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kerkman, E. Brooks, Murtha, Petryk, Subeck, Weatherston and Bernier; cosponsored by Senators Olsen and Wanggaard

  2. Dec 7, 2015 · Assembly

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

  3. Dec 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 20, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  7. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 by Committee on Rules

  9. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  10. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  14. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Feb 10, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Feb 12, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues

  17. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

    Withdrawn from committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  18. Mar 10, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  20. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  21. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  22. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  27. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Mar 24, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2016

  30. Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016

  31. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 322

  32. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-31-2016

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act. 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

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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary