Senate Bill 847
Various changes to the eminent domain laws. (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.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 20, 2020
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts. 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
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 makes a number of changes to the laws governing condemnation of property, including the following:
1. Currently, a municipality may use a special procedure to condemn blighted residential property. The special procedure allows such condemnations to occur more quickly. This bill eliminates the special procedure.
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2. Current law provides that, in general, property that is not blighted may not be condemned if the condemnor intends to convey the property to a private entity.
Current law generally defines “blighted property” as property that, by reason of one or more certain specified factors, is detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare. This bill narrows the meaning of “blighted property," thus expanding the scope of the prohibition. Specifically, the bill eliminates “age or obsolescence” and “faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness” as factors that may, either alone or in combination with other factors, be cited as reasons for property to be deemed blighted for purposes of the prohibition.
3. The bill clarifies that all condemnations by a housing authority, redevelopment authority, or community development authority be conducted using the regular procedure for eminent domain.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (5)
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 18, 2020
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 6, 2020
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 20, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts.
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Feb 20, 2020
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 20, 2020 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Craig, Nass and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Wichgers, Horlacher, Murphy, Krug and Sanfelippo
- Feb 20, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Financial Services, Government Oversight and Courts
- Mar 6, 2020 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 18, 2020 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
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
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
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