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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 681

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Relating to: requiring a supermajority county board vote to enact ordinances that affect only towns.

County — Board Ordinance Town

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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

Generally under current law, ordinances enacted by a county board require a

majority vote of a quorum. Under this bill, ordinances enacted by a county board that

affect only towns must be enacted by a three-fourths vote of the members-elect.

Members-elect is defined as those members of the county board who have been

elected or appointed for a current term and whose service has not terminated.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Kulp (R) , Magnafici (R) , Novak (R) , Plumer (R) , Quinn (R) , Schraa (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

5 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Jacque (R) , Kurtz (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R)

Full history

  1. Dec 17, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Plumer, Novak, Felzkowski, Quinn, Steffen, Wichgers, Kulp, Magnafici, Tusler, Edming, Spiros and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Bernier, Stroebel and Nass

  2. Dec 17, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  3. Dec 18, 2019 · Assembly

    Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 23, 2020 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 29, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Kurtz added as a coauthor

  6. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1