Assembly Bill 947
Certain buildings used for social events. (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
Feb 24, 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 Housing and Real Estate. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
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 provides an exemption from building code requirements applicable to public buildings and places of employment for buildings historically used for farming (barns) that were built before 1965 and that are used principally for wedding receptions and similar social events. Such a barn is exempt under the bill if certain requirements are satisfied, including all of the following:
1. If the barn is internally wired for electricity or contains an elevator or other conveyance, the wiring or the elevator or other conveyance complies with applicable law.
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2. All areas of the barn used for wedding receptions or other social events satisfy applicable state accessibility requirements.
3. Each year, there is at least one period of 90 consecutive days in which the barn is used for no more than one social event.
4. Smoking and all open flames are prohibited in the barn and within 50 feet of the barn.
5. The barn satisfies certain fire protection and posting requirements.
The bill authorizes the Department of Safety and Professional Services to conduct inspections of barns that are subject to the bill's requirements. Additionally, under the bill, DSPS may, if it finds a structural analysis is necessary, conduct or have another person conduct a structural analysis of a barn to determine the barn's fitness for conducting wedding receptions and other social events. DSPS may require the owner of a barn to rectify any structural unsoundness that renders the barn unsafe for that use.
Who's behind it
9 representatives are its . All 9 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · 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 25, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 24, 2016
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Real Estate.
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Feb 24, 2016
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 24, 2016 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Tranel, Ripp, Kitchens, Kulp, Schraa, A. Ott, Czaja, Brandtjen and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Marklein and Nass
- Feb 24, 2016 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing and Real Estate
- Feb 25, 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