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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Senate Bill 438

The priority of a mortgage executed to an institution chartered by the federal Farm Credit Administration

Became law

The governor signed it on Feb 6, 2020. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Sep 23, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Nov 5, 2019

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 21, 2020

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2019 Wisconsin Act 102

Latest entry in the official record, Feb 6, 2020: “Published 2-6-2020”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law provides that certain mortgages on real property that are duly recorded have priority over certain other liens on the same real property, for example, construction liens. This bill adds to the list of mortgages that have priority a mortgage executed to an institution chartered by the federal Farm Credit Administration that is part of the federal Farm Credit System.

Who's behind it

5 senators are its ⁠. 3 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 13 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (8)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Senate Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 24, 2019

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 Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Feb 6, 2020

    The new law was published.

  2. Feb 6, 2020

    The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 102.

  3. Feb 3, 2020

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 21, 2020

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Jan 16, 2020

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Nov 6, 2019

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Nov 5, 2019

    The Senate passed it.

  8. Oct 24, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  9. Oct 10, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  10. Sep 23, 2019

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

  11. Sep 23, 2019

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Sep 23, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Marklein, Miller, Cowles, Erpenbach and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Hebl, Edming, Krug, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Tusler and VanderMeer

  2. Sep 23, 2019 · Senate

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

  3. Oct 10, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 24, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 24, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  6. Oct 24, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Nov 1, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  9. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  11. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  12. Nov 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  14. Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. Jan 16, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 by Committee on Rules

  16. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  20. Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Jan 22, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  22. Jan 27, 2020 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  23. Feb 3, 2020 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-3-2020

  24. Feb 6, 2020 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-5-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 102

  25. Feb 6, 2020 · Senate

    Published 2-6-2020

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act. 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

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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary