Assembly Bill 727
Changing the responsibility for distributing and receiving certain documents from the secretary of state to the secretary of administration and changing certain notice requirements related to annexations. (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
Jan 15, 2016
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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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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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 certain annexation notice requirements and also changes the responsibility to receive, file, and distribute certain documents from the secretary of state to the secretary of administration. In general, the bill also reduces the number of copies of some of these documents that must be filed or distributed from 7, 6, 4, or 2 copies to one copy.
Under current law, annexations in a county with a population of 50,000 or more are not valid unless the person publishing the notice of annexation mails a copy of the notice to various units of government and the Department of Administration.
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Under the bill, the population requirement is deleted so the notice requirement applies to all annexations.
Who's behind it
3 representatives are its . All 3 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- 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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Feb 9, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 15, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.
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Jan 15, 2016
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 15, 2016 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Vorpagel, Knodl and Horlacher; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel and Kapenga
- Jan 15, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations
- Feb 9, 2016 · 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