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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 928

Reducing certain authority of the Milwaukee County executive in the area of land transactions and increasing certain authority of the Milwaukee County Board in that area. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 18, 2016

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. 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 Urban and Local Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

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

With regard to certain land transactions in Milwaukee County, this bill requires that the county executive's actions to sell or lease certain property must be consistent with county board policy and must be approved by the board before the actions may take effect. Under the bill, the board may only approve or reject the contract as negotiated by the county executive. Under current law, as affected by the 2015 state budget bill, Act 55, the county executive is empowered to engage in such land transaction in a way that does not need to be consistent with county board policy and could take effect without county board approval, subject to a limitation.

Who's behind it

9 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 9 are Democrats.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 14 names

Authors (9)

Signed on in support (5)

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 19, 2016

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. Feb 18, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

  4. Feb 18, 2016

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sinicki, Barnes, Bowen, Brostoff, Johnson, Kessler, Berceau, Ohnstad and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators C. Larson, Carpenter, L. Taylor and Harris Dodd

  2. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

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

  3. Feb 19, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Goyke added as a coauthor

  4. 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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor