Assembly Bill 420
Public annual reports of business improvement districts. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 4, 2018. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jun 30, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 9, 2017
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 23, 2018
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2017 Wisconsin Act 189
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 4, 2018: “Published 4-4-2018”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. 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
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill modifies the current law requirement for the board of a business improvement district (BID) to include an independent certified audit in its annual report describing the current status of the BID. Under current law, based on the receipt of a petition from certain business owners in a designated area of a city, village, or town (municipality), a municipality may create a BID, which consists of contiguous parcels of land. A BID is governed by a board, whose members are appointed by the creating municipality's chief executive officer (mayor, city manager, village president, or town board chair). The board is required to adopt an initial operating plan for the BID, and may make changes to the operating plan each year, subject to the approval of the municipality's governing body.
The creating municipality may impose special assessments on the property in the BID, and may appropriate other money to the BID. All such funds must be placed in a segregated account. Generally, the funds in the account must be spent for the benefit of the BID to put into effect its operating plan, and to pay for certain required audits. Generally, the board determines how such funds are spent. The creating municipality may terminate the BID by following certain procedures that are specified in the statutes.
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The bill requires the board of a BID that had a cash balance of less than $300,000 at all times during the prior fiscal year to include a reviewed financial statement in its public annual report instead of an independent certified audit. If the cash balance equaled or exceeded $300,000 at any time during the prior fiscal year, the BID is required to include an independent certified audit in its annual report.
Under the bill, the reviewed financial statement must be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and include a review of the financial statement by an independent certified public accountant. Current law requires a BID's board to include an independent certified audit in its mandatory public annual report describing the current status of the BID, irrespective of the cash balance in the BID's segregated account.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . 7 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Macco and Barca
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · Nov 6, 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 Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 19, 2018
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 4, 2018
The new law was published.
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Apr 4, 2018
The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 189.
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Apr 2, 2018
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 23, 2018
The Senate passed it too.
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Jan 19, 2018
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Nov 14, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Nov 9, 2017
The Senate received it.
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Nov 9, 2017
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Nov 9, 2017
The Assembly passed it.
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Nov 6, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 6, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Oct 10, 2017
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 5, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 29, 2017
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jul 13, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 30, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Jun 30, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 30, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Genrich, Steffen, Berceau, Bowen, R. Brooks, Goyke, Hintz, Kooyenga, Schraa, Spreitzer, Spiros, Thiesfeldt and Vorpagel; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Hansen, Feyen, Ringhand and L. Taylor
- Jun 30, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Jul 13, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 29, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Brostoff added as a coauthor
- Oct 5, 2017 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 10, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor
- Nov 1, 2017 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 6, 2017 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Nov 6, 2017 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-9-2017 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
- Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 9, 2017 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Nov 14, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Nov 14, 2017 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 19, 2018 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 19, 2018 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-23-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 23, 2018 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 23, 2018 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 23, 2018 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 23, 2018 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 23, 2018 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 2, 2018 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 2-2-2018
- Apr 2, 2018 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2018
- Apr 4, 2018 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 189
- Apr 4, 2018 · Assembly
Published 4-4-2018
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote