Senate Bill 195
Authorizing limited residency requirements for a city operating under the city manager plan. (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
Jun 17, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Elections and Local Government. 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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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th class city, as well as certain villages with a population in excess of 1,000, may choose to operate under the city manager form of government. Under this system, the elective members of the common council elect a city manager. The election of the city manager must be based purely on merit, and the members of the council must give due regard for a candidate's training, experience, and executive and adminstrative abilities. A city manager is engaged by the council for an indefinite term, and he or she is in charge of the executive side of city government. Currently, residence in the city or the state shall not be a qualification for the office of city manager.
Also under current law, a local governmental unit (any city, village, town, county, or school district) may not, generally, require as a condition of employment that any employee or prospective employee reside within any jurisdictional limit.
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Current law provides limited exceptions to the prohibition on residency requirements for law enforcement, fire, or emergency personnel.
Under this bill, a city or village that operates under the city manager system of government may impose a residency requirement on its city manager. The residency requirement authorized under the bill first applies to an individual who is hired for the position of city manager on the bill's effective date.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 2 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
19 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (19)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jul 24, 2015
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 17, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Elections and Local Government.
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Jun 17, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 17, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Ringhand, Gudex, Cowles and Miller; cosponsored by Representatives Spreitzer, Thiesfeldt, Berceau, Bowen, Brostoff, E. Brooks, Hintz, Kitchens, Kolste, Mason, Ohnstad, Quinn, Steffen, Subeck, Tranel, Vorpagel, Genrich and C. Taylor
- Jun 17, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Local Government
- Jul 24, 2015 · Senate
Representative Loudenbeck added as a cosponsor
- Apr 13, 2016 · Senate
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
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