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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 94

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Relating to: notification of special meetings of the common council of a city. (FE)

Municipality — Council

  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

Under current law, the mayor of a city may call a special meeting of the common

council by written notice delivered personally to each member or left at the member's

usual abode at least six hours before the meeting. Under this bill, the mayor may

call a special meeting by notifying members in a manner likely to give each member

notice of the meeting and providing the notice at least six hours before the meeting.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , LeMahieu (R) , Ringhand (D)

9 cosponsors

Allen (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Novak (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Apr 25, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 May 19, 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 2, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, Bewley and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Allen, E. Brooks, Novak, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen and Tusler

  2. Mar 2, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 3, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 12, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 19, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Apr 25, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Economic Development, Commerce and Local Government, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  7. Apr 25, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. May 5, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-10-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. May 8, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  12. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  13. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. May 10, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  16. May 15, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Local Government

  17. May 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  18. May 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  19. May 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  20. Jun 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-14-2017 by Committee on Rules

  21. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Jun 15, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Jun 22, 2017 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Aug 1, 2017 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 8-1-2017

  29. Aug 2, 2017 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 8-2-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 50

  30. Aug 2, 2017 · Senate

    Published 8-3-2017