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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 648

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Relating to: seasonal placement of a Christmas tree in the rotunda of the state capitol building or in a church.

Fire Forestry Ordinance Religious societies Reorganization of state government Safety and professional services, department of State capitol

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits the Department of Safety and Professional Services from

promulgating or enforcing a rule, and prohibits a city, village, or town from enacting

or enforcing an ordinance, related to fire safety that prohibits the seasonal placement

of a Christmas tree in the rotunda of the state capitol building or in a church. This

bill also creates a presumption applicable to fire safety inspections that the seasonal

placement of a Christmas tree in the rotunda of the state capitol building or in a

church is not a fire hazard.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Born (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kremer (R) , Murphy (R) , Nygren (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Vos (R)

1 cosponsors

Nass (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 13, Noes 2

Passed 13–2 Feb 3, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 8, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 25, Noes 7

Passed 25–7 Mar 15, 2016 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kremer, Vos, Thiesfeldt, T. Larson, Horlacher, Nygren, Jarchow, Murphy and Born; cosponsored by Senator Nass

  2. Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations

  3. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 13, Noes 2

  6. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

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

  8. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  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 10, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. Feb 12, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection

  15. Mar 2, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  16. Mar 8, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  17. Mar 8, 2016 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  18. Mar 8, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

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

  20. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  21. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 25, Noes 7

  24. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Mar 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  26. Mar 24, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2016

  27. Mar 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016

  28. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 333

  29. Mar 31, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-31-2016