Assembly Bill 221
Testing audible devices of fire alarm systems in the state capitol building
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
Mar 31, 2021
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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: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits cities, villages, towns, and counties (political subdivisions) and state agencies from requiring the testing of audible devices of fire alarm systems in the state capitol building later than 8 a.m. If a political subdivision or state agency has adopted an ordinance or promulgated a rule that imposes such a requirement, the bill provides that the ordinance or rule does not apply and may not be enforced.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . All 7 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (7)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler August · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 31, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Mar 31, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 31, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Allen, August, Vorpagel, Brandtjen, Ramthun, Tittl and Gundrum; cosponsored by Senator Ballweg
- Mar 31, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly
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
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