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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 707

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Relating to: prohibiting a legislator from concurrently holding office as county executive.

County — Officers Legislature — Member

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits a legislator from holding office as a legislator concurrent with

holding office as a county executive.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Gudex (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Nass (R) , S. Fitzgerald (R) , Vukmir (R)

3 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Tittl (R) , Vos (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 12, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 21, Noes 11

Passed 21–11 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

Passed 19–13 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 13

Passed 18–13 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 13

Passed 18–13 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 6 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

Passed 19–13 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 7 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

Passed 19–13 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 8 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

Passed 19–13 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 9 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

Passed 19–13 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 13

Passed 19–13 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 53, Noes 40, Paired 2

Passed 53–40 Feb 18, 2016 official source full page

Aye · 53

Nay · 40

Not voting · 4

Full history

  1. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators S. Fitzgerald, LeMahieu, Gudex, Vukmir and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Vos, A. Ott and Tittl

  2. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection

  3. Feb 10, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 12, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 12, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  6. Feb 12, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 4 offered by Senators Shilling, Risser, Vinehout and Ringhand

  9. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 5 offered by Senators Carpenter, Hansen, Ringhand and L. Taylor

  10. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 6 offered by Senators Carpenter, Wirch, Hansen and Ringhand

  11. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 7 offered by Senators Carpenter, Wirch, Hansen and Lassa

  12. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 8 offered by Senators Carpenter, Wirch, Hansen and Risser

  13. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 9 offered by Senator Shilling

  14. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 21, Noes 11

  16. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  17. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 13

  18. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 4 withdrawn and returned to author

  19. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 13

  20. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 6 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  21. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 7 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  22. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 8 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  23. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 9 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  24. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  27. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  29. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  30. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 2:47 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  31. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator S. Fitzgerald

  32. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Vinehout, Carpenter, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Hansen and Risser

  33. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Vinehout, L. Taylor, Ringhand, Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa and Risser

  34. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  35. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  36. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  37. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 53, Noes 40, Paired 2

  38. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  39. Feb 19, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  40. Feb 25, 2016 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  41. Feb 25, 2016 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2016

  42. Mar 2, 2016 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-29-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 154

  43. Mar 2, 2016 · Senate

    Published 3-1-2016