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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 48

Promissory notes of certain public bodies. (FE)

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Feb 18, 2020, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 28, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 18, 2020

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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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 is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in the bill.

Who's behind it

Joint Legislative Council is its ⁠.

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Author (1)

  • Joint Legislative Council

What it would cost

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

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 13 to 0 · Jan 31, 2020

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 State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 3 · Mar 16, 2020

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 6, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 16, 2020

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 3.

  3. Mar 11, 2020

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Feb 28, 2020

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions.

  5. Feb 19, 2020

    The Senate received it.

  6. Feb 18, 2020

    The Assembly passed it.

  7. Jan 31, 2020

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  8. Jan 31, 2020

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.

  9. Jan 22, 2020

    The committee held a public hearing.

  10. Mar 18, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  11. Feb 28, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  12. Feb 28, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 28, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Joint Legislative Council

  2. Feb 28, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Mar 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 22, 2020 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 29, 2020 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 31, 2020 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  7. Jan 31, 2020 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 13, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-18-2020 by Committee on Rules

  9. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 19, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Feb 28, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions

  16. Mar 11, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  17. Mar 16, 2020 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  18. Mar 16, 2020 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  19. Mar 16, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote