Assembly Bill 1066
Terms of office for certain appointed local officers. (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 25, 2022
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Fiscal estimate received”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Local Government. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
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 provides terms of office for appointed local officers for which no term is currently specified by statute. Under the bill, the term of any officer who is appointed by a political subdivision's chief executive ends on the date that the chief executive's term ends or an earlier date provided by ordinance. The term of any officer who is appointed by a political subdivision's governing body ends after two years or an earlier date provided by ordinance. The term of any officer who is appointed by a local officer who is serving an indefinite term ends after two years or an earlier date provided by ordinance. The term of any other appointed officer is provided by ordinance. The bill also provides that, unless otherwise specifically provided by statute, an appointive local office is vacant at the expiration of the appointed officer's term.
Who's behind it
Shae Sortwell, a Republican, is its .
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Author (1)
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 25, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.
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Feb 25, 2022
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 25, 2022 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Sortwell
- Feb 25, 2022 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
- Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate