Assembly Bill 967
Testing audible devices of fire alarm systems in the state capitol building
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 28, 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 Government Accountability and Oversight. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits cities, villages, towns, and counties (political subdivisions) and state agencies from requiring the testing of audible devices of fire alarm systems in the state capitol building later than 8 a.m. If a political subdivision or state agency has adopted an ordinance or promulgated a rule that imposes such a requirement, the bill provides that the ordinance or rule does not apply and may not be enforced.
Who's behind it
3 representatives are its . All 3 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (3)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 28, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight.
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Feb 28, 2020
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 28, 2020 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Allen, Horlacher and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senator Nass
- Feb 28, 2020 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight
- 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
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor