Senate Bill 155
Creation of a prosecutor board and a state prosecutors office and making appropriations. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 7, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
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. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates an independent prosecutor board that oversees and sets policies for a state prosecutors office, also created in this bill. Under this bill, the executive director of the state prosecutors office manages the office; prepares personnel policies,
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
22 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (22)
- Barca and Vruwink
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Wachs and Shankland
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 20, 2017 to Feb 21, 2018
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 6, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 25, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 12, 2017
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Apr 11, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 7, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection.
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Apr 7, 2017
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 7, 2017 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Bewley, Cowles, Testin, L. Taylor and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Born, Ott, R. Brooks, Doyle, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Jagler, Krug, Mursau, Nerison, Novak, Petersen, Petryk, Ripp, Schraa, Skowronski, Summerfield and Tittl
- Apr 7, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection
- Apr 11, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 11, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 12, 2017 · Senate
- Apr 25, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 6, 2017 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 20, 2017 · Senate
Representative Brostoff added as a cosponsor
- Feb 21, 2018 · Senate
- Mar 28, 2018 · Senate
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.
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. 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
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
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