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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Senate Bill 375

Accommodations at legislative committee meetings. (FE)

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 29, 2019

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

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

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection. 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.

The bill provides that every public notice of a legislative committee meeting and every published agenda of a committee meeting must include the following text: “If you need an interpreter, a translator, materials in alternative formats, or other accommodations to observe or participate in the meeting, please contact the legislative office of the committee chairperson.” The notice must be printed in English, Spanish, and Hmong. The notice must also include the telephone number and e-mail address of the legislative office of the committee chairperson. If accommodations are requested, the committee chairperson must ensure that the accommodations are provided.

The bill also requires the chief clerk of each house of the legislature to ensure that the text appears on the legislature's Internet site, including specifically on any committee calendar page on the Internet site, and that it appears in English, Spanish, and Hmong.

Who's behind it

4 senators are its ⁠. All 4 are Democrats.

21 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 25 names

Authors (4)

Signed on in support (21)

What it would cost

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

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 21, 2019 to Feb 13, 2020

    1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.

  3. Sep 9, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Aug 29, 2019

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection.

  5. Aug 29, 2019

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Aug 29, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Johnson, Carpenter, L. Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Zamarripa, Brostoff, Anderson, Bowen, Cabrera, Considine, Emerson, Kolste, Milroy, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, C. Taylor and Vining

  2. Aug 29, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  3. Sep 9, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 21, 2019 · Senate

    Senator Larson added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 13, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Petryk added as a cosponsor

  6. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

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

Cost estimate

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

Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

Cost estimate

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

Official term: Fiscal estimate