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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Senate Bill 800

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 11, 2020

  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 Senate Organization. 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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Author (1)

  • Law Revision Committee

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 11, 2020

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  3. Feb 11, 2020

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 11, 2020 · Senate

    Introduced by Law Revision Committee

  2. Feb 11, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

  3. Feb 11, 2020 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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

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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