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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 81

Modifying and repealing rules promulgated by the Department of Financial Institutions and the Department of Revenue relating to documents filed with county registers of deeds

Became law

The governor signed it on Jul 1, 2015. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 5, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Mar 17, 2015

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jun 9, 2015

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 38

Latest entry in the official record, Jul 1, 2015: “Published 7-2-2015”

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What it does

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

Current law adopts the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Article 9-Secured Transactions, which governs transactions that involve the granting of credit secured by personal property of a debtor. The creditor's interest is called a "security interest."

UCC Article 9 regulates the creation and enforcement of security interests in movable property (goods), but not in real property. Under UCC Article 9, if a debtor defaults, the creditor may repossess and sell the property (generally called collateral) to satisfy the debt, but the rights of the creditor against other creditors depends in part on when or if the creditor "perfected" its security interest. Perfection of a security interest usually occurs with the filing by the creditor of a "financing statement" in a "filing office." In Wisconsin, this filing office is usually the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). However, if the collateral is a fixture (goods attached to real property), standing timber to be cut, or "as-extracted collateral" (oil, gas, or other minerals before extraction), the filing office is the office of register of deeds in the county where the property is located.

Read the full summary

This bill makes minor modifications to DFI's rules relating to UCC Article 9 filings made in an office of register of deeds.

Under current law, generally, a person who conveys real property to another person must pay a real estate transfer fee to, and file a return with, the register of deeds for the county where the property is located. The county retains 20 percent of the fees collected and submits the remainder to the Department of Revenue (DOR) with the return.

This bill makes a minor modification to DOR's rules relating to the real estate transfer fee and return submitted to an office of register of deeds.

Who's behind it

29 lawmakers are its ⁠. 24 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 37 names

Authors (29)

Signed on in support (8)

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations vote to recommend it

Passed, 13 to 0 · Mar 12, 2015

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 State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Revenue vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jun 4, 2015

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Jul 1, 2015

    The new law was published.

  2. Jul 1, 2015

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 38.

  3. Jun 30, 2015

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jun 9, 2015

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Jun 4, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  6. Apr 29, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Mar 27, 2015

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

  8. Mar 17, 2015

    The Senate received it.

  9. Mar 17, 2015

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  10. Mar 17, 2015

    The Assembly passed it.

  11. Mar 12, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Mar 12, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.

  13. Mar 12, 2015

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  14. Mar 10, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Mar 9, 2015 to Mar 10, 2015

    3 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.

  16. Mar 5, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.

  17. Mar 5, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 5, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, Bernier, Born, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, Doyle, Edming, Gannon, Jarchow, Katsma, Kerkman, Knodl, Kolste, Krug, Kuglitsch, Macco, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Petryk, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Schraa, Weatherston and Genrich; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Gudex, Vinehout and Wirch

  2. Mar 5, 2015 · Assembly

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

  3. Mar 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Senator Olsen added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Representatives Vorpagel, Meyers and Tittl added as coauthors

  5. Mar 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Jorgensen added as a coauthor

  7. Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  8. Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  10. Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2015 by Committee on Rules

  12. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a coauthor

  17. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Mar 17, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Mar 27, 2015 · Senate

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

  20. Apr 29, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  21. Jun 3, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  22. Jun 4, 2015 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Revenue, Financial Institutions, and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  23. Jun 4, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Jun 8, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  28. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Jun 18, 2015 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-18-2015

  32. Jun 30, 2015 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 6-30-2015

  33. Jul 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-1-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 38

  34. Jul 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Published 7-2-2015

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

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary