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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 22

Recusal from juvenile justice proceedings (suggested as remedial legislation by the State Public Defender)

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 12, 2017

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

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

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.

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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 amends the title of a statutory section that addresses when a judge must recuse himself or herself from further juvenile justice proceedings from “refusal” to “recusal,” which is a more accurate legal description of the process.

Who's behind it

2 lawmakers are its ⁠. 1 is a Republican. 1 has no party on record.

See all 2 names

Authors (2)

  • Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
  • by request of State Public Defender

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 19, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Jan 12, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.

  4. Jan 12, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Ott, by request of State Public Defender

  2. Jan 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Jan 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · 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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor