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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 641

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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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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: Bernier (R) , Jacque (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R)

13 cosponsors

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

Full history

  1. Jan 8, 2020 · Senate

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

  2. Jan 8, 2020 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Representative Kurtz added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1