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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 65

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Relating to: leases of real property for executive agencies and a plan to relocate the Department of Children and Families headquarters. (FE)

Administration, department of — Budget and fiscal issues Children and families, department of Lease Legislature — Finance, joint committee on Madison, city of Milwaukee county Mines, pits, and quarries

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires that the Department of Administration, when entering into

or renewing a lease of real property for an executive branch agency, perform a

cost-benefit analysis for that agency and the Joint Committee on Finance of any

savings that would accrue to the state if the agency were relocated. In performing

the cost-benefit analysis, this bill requires DOA to solicit at least three lease options.

Two options must be in the two counties, other than Dane and Milwaukee, in which

the executive branch agency provides the greatest number of services, and the third

option may be in Dane or Milwaukee County.

This bill also requires the Department of Children and Families to develop a

plan to move DCF headquarters from the city of Madison to Milwaukee County. The

bill requires DCF to include in the plan the costs of relocating the headquarters, a

timeline for implementing the relocation, and a list of options for Milwaukee County

locations. The bill requires DCF to complete the plan in time for the plan to be

included in DCF's 2019-21 biennial budget request.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Craig (R) , Feyen (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R)

11 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Duchow (R) , Gannon (R) , Hutton (R) , Kremer (R) , Murphy (R) , Quinn (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Craig, Feyen, Nass, Stroebel and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo, Allen, Duchow, Gannon, Hutton, Kremer, Murphy, Quinn, Skowronski, Steffen and Thiesfeldt

  2. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  3. Mar 6, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 18, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 12, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Craig

  6. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1