Assembly Bill 879
Records retained by circuit courts (suggested as remedial legislation by the Office of the Director of State Courts)
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.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 11, 2020
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Rules. 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.
Under current law, with the exception of certain circuit court branches of the Rock County circuit court, circuit court records are required to be kept at the courthouse offices located at the county seat. At one time there were circuit court branches located in Beloit, which is not the county seat for Rock County. There are no longer any circuit court branches located in Beloit.
This bill eliminates the exception for Rock County to reflect the fact that all branches of the Rock County circuit court are now located in Janesville, which is the county seat for Rock County.
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For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.
Who's behind it
Law Revision Committee is its .
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- Law Revision Committee
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 11, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 11, 2020
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly
Introduced by Law Revision Committee
- Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2020 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-18-2020 by Committee on Rules
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
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. 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
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