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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Senate Bill 827

Department of Administration advisory review of certain annexations. (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

    Feb 21, 2018

  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 Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government. 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 removes the limitation that requires the Department of Administration to review proposed city or village annexations of town territory only in counties with a population of at least 50,000.

Under current law, no city or village may annex town territory that is located in a county with a population of at least 50,000 people unless DOA reviews the proposed annexation and offers an opinion as to whether the annexation is in the public interest. The city or village must review DOA's advice before taking final action on the proposed annexation.

Who's behind it

Kathleen Vinehout, a Democrat, is its ⁠.

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Author (1)

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 21, 2018

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government.

  3. Feb 21, 2018

    Introduced in the Senate.

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  1. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Vinehout

  2. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

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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