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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 115

The authority of the departments of administration, children and families, workforce development, justice, and health services to allocate federal grant money for civil legal aid

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on May 2, 2017, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 2, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed May 2, 2017

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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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 is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in the bill.

Who's behind it

Joint Legislative Council is its ⁠.

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Author (1)

  • Joint Legislative Council

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 1 · Apr 20, 2017

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, Ayes 10, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Sep 28, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. May 11, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection.

  4. May 3, 2017

    The Senate received it.

  5. May 2, 2017

    The Assembly passed it.

  6. Apr 20, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  7. Apr 20, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 1.

  8. Mar 15, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  9. Mar 2, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  10. Mar 2, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Joint Legislative Council

  2. Mar 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Mar 15, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 1

  6. Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Apr 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-2-2017 by Committee on Rules

  8. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  11. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  12. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. May 3, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. May 11, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  15. Sep 28, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  16. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. 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

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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote