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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 101

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Relating to: the transfer by affidavit option for small estates.

Estate of deceased person Evidence Probate code and court procedure Real property Recreation

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill makes the transfer by affidavit procedure for a small estate, which is

an estate that does not exceed $50,000 in value, available to a person who is named

in a decedent's will as the personal representative. Under current law, the transfer

by affidavit procedure may only be used by an heir of the decedent, a trustee of a

revocable trust created by the decedent, or a person who was a guardian of the

decedent at the time of the decedent's death. The transfer by affidavit procedure is

a method to transfer a decedent's assets without court supervision.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Feyen (R) , Olsen (R) , Wanggaard (R)

6 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Doyle (D) , Horlacher (R) , Katsma (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report introduction of Senate Amendment 2 by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 10, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 10, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 10, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 10, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 9, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Feyen, Wanggaard and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Doyle, Katsma, Horlacher and Bernier

  2. Mar 9, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 9, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Tusler added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 22, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. May 8, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen

  6. May 9, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 2 by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  10. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  12. Jun 9, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-14-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 adopted

  16. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  18. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  21. Jun 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  22. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-9-2017 by Committee on Rules

  23. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  24. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Nov 10, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Nov 27, 2017 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Nov 27, 2017 · Senate

    LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)

  31. Nov 27, 2017 · Senate

    LRB correction (Senate Amendment 2)

  32. Nov 28, 2017 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-28-2017

  33. Dec 4, 2017 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-30-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 90

  34. Dec 4, 2017 · Senate

    Published 12-1-2017