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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Senate Bill 584

The revenue limit ceiling for school districts and making an appropriation. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Nov 20, 2017

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly 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 never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Education. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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 increases the revenue limit ceiling for school districts to $9,500 in the 2018-19 school year and to $9,900 in the 2019-20 school year and each school year thereafter. This bill also provides an additional $34,200,000 to the Department of Public Instruction in the 2018-19 school year for general school aids.

In general, a school district's revenue limit is a limitation on the amount of revenue a school district can raise from general school aids, computer aid, and property taxes. Under current law, the formula for determining a school district's revenue limit does not apply to a school district with per pupil revenue that is less than the revenue limit ceiling. Instead, the school district is allowed to increase its per pupil revenue up to the revenue limit ceiling. The current revenue limit ceiling is $9,100.

Who's behind it

3 senators are its ⁠. All 3 are Democrats.

17 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (3)

Signed on in support (17)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Dec 14, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Nov 20, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.

  4. Nov 20, 2017

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Bewley, Hansen and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Pope, Milroy, Anderson, C. Taylor, Hebl, Kolste, Crowley, Hesselbein, Billings, Sinicki, Berceau, Spreitzer, Considine, Sargent, Vruwink, Shankland and Subeck

  2. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  3. Dec 14, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

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

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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

Author

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

Official term: Author, coauthor

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