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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 774

The charges, rules, and practices of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 17, 2018. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Dec 21, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 23, 2018

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 18 to 14

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 312

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 17, 2018: “Published 4-17-2018”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill provides that, when the Public Service Commission investigates a complaint regarding Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District charges, rules, or practices, the PSC must make its determination without deference to MMSD. The bill also removes the presumption that, when the PSC reviews certain charges established by MMSD, the user and service charges established by MMSD are reasonable. Current law requires that user and service charges established by MMSD are presumed reasonable in a review of those charges by the PSC.

This bill also prohibits MMSD from disconnecting sewerage service with a city, village, town, sanitary district, or metropolitan sewerage district that contracts for service with MMSD unless that disconnection is approved by the PSC.

Who's behind it

11 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 11 are Republicans.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 16 names

Authors (11)

Signed on in support (5)

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 4 · Jan 18, 2018

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 Energy and Utilities, Ayes 9, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Elections and Utilities vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 13, 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 Elections and Utilities, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 18 to 14 · Mar 20, 2018

See how each of the 32 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 17, 2018

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 17, 2018

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 312.

  3. Apr 12, 2018

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 20, 2018

    The Senate passed it too, 18 to 14.

  5. Feb 13, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  6. Feb 1, 2018

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Jan 24, 2018

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Elections and Utilities.

  8. Jan 24, 2018

    The Senate received it.

  9. Jan 23, 2018

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Jan 18, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Jan 18, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 4.

  12. Jan 9, 2018

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Jan 3, 2018

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  14. Dec 21, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.

  15. Dec 21, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Kuglitsch, Brandtjen, Knodl, Kooyenga, Hutton, Ott, Skowronski, Tauchen, Weatherston and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Craig, Darling, Wanggaard and Vukmir

  2. Dec 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities

  3. Jan 3, 2018 · Assembly

    Senator Stroebel added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 18, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 9, Noes 4

  7. Jan 18, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Jan 18, 2018 · Assembly

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

  9. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Jan 24, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Jan 24, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Elections and Utilities

  16. Feb 1, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  17. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  18. Feb 13, 2018 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Elections and Utilities, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  19. Feb 13, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 14

  25. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Mar 29, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-29-2018

  28. Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-12-2018

  29. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 312

  30. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2018

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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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

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

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary