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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 117

Allowing district attorneys, deputy district attorneys, and assistant district attorneys to engage in the private practice of law for certain civil purposes

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Jan 23, 2018, 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 Jan 23, 2018

  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.

Under current law, a full-time district attorney, deputy district attorney, or assistant district attorney may not generally engage in the private practice of law except to complete work in a civil case with which he or she was involved before taking office, so long as that work is not in conflict with any interests of the district attorney's county.

Under this bill, a full-time district attorney, deputy district attorney, or assistant district attorney may also provide legal services to a person of limited means or to a charitable, religious, civic, community, governmental, or educational organization if the attorney provides the services without fee and the services are not in conflict with the interests of the district attorney's county.

Who's behind it

Joint Legislative Council is its ⁠.

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Author (1)

  • Joint Legislative Council

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 0 · Jun 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 Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 14, 2018

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 14, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  3. Feb 6, 2018

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Jan 24, 2018

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  5. Jan 23, 2018

    The Senate received it.

  6. Jan 23, 2018

    The Assembly passed it.

  7. Jun 20, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  8. Jun 20, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.

  9. Apr 27, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  10. Mar 2, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.

  11. 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 Judiciary

  3. Apr 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  6. Jun 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Jan 18, 2018 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-23-2018 by Committee on Rules

  8. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  11. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  12. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. Jan 24, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  15. Feb 6, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  16. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  17. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  18. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. 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

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