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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 327

Obtaining evidence of the termination of certain property interests of a decedent

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 4, 2020. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jul 3, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 21, 2020

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 19, 2020

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2019 Wisconsin Act 127

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 4, 2020: “Published 3-4-2020”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a person may obtain evidence that certain property interests of a decedent have been terminated by providing information to the register of deeds of the county in which the property is located. To obtain such evidence under current law, a person must submit to the register of deeds a certified copy of the decedent's death record. This bill eliminates the requirement to submit a certified copy of the decedent's death record to the register of deeds. Instead, this bill requires the person seeking to obtain the evidence of the termination of the decedent's property interest to verify, under oath, the correctness of the information provided to the register of deeds, which includes the date of the decedent's death.

Who's behind it

18 lawmakers are its ⁠. 14 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 25 names

Authors (18)

Signed on in support (7)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Local Government vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · Dec 26, 2019

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 14, 2020

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 4, 2020

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 4, 2020

    The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 127.

  3. Feb 28, 2020

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 19, 2020

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Feb 14, 2020

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Feb 13, 2020

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Jan 22, 2020

    The Senate received it.

  8. Jan 21, 2020

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Jan 21, 2020

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Dec 26, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Dec 26, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  12. Oct 16, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Jul 15, 2019

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  14. Jul 3, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.

  15. Jul 3, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jul 3, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, Billings, Born, Dittrich, Doyle, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Horlacher, Knodl, Kulp, Macco, Magnafici, McGuire, Ohnstad, Quinn, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Bernier, Feyen, Ringhand, Schachtner and Stroebel

  2. Jul 3, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  3. Jul 15, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Pronschinske added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 16, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 29, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Dec 26, 2019 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  7. Dec 26, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Ballweg

  9. Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 by Committee on Rules

  10. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Jan 22, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Feb 13, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  18. Feb 13, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Feb 14, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  20. Feb 14, 2020 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-19-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Feb 25, 2020 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020

  28. Feb 28, 2020 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020 by directive of the Speaker

  29. Mar 4, 2020 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 127

  30. Mar 4, 2020 · Assembly

    Published 3-4-2020

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Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary