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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 431

Sale of surplus real property owned by the Department of Transportation. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jul 1, 2021

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. 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 Transportation. 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.

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to identify, on a continuing basis, real property owned by DOT that is surplus and unmarketable. DOT must offer the surplus property for sale to owners of real property adjacent to the surplus property. DOT must accept sealed bids for the surplus property and sell the property to the person who offers the highest bid. If a property fails to sell, DOT must attempt to sell the property again within two years and shall continue the attempt until the property is sold.

Who's behind it

16 representatives are its ⁠. All 16 are Republicans.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 24 names

Authors (16)

Signed on in support (8)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Sep 1, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Jul 9, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  4. Jul 1, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  5. Jul 1, 2021

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Brooks, Brandtjen, Callahan, Dittrich, Gundrum, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Moses, Mursau, Rozar, Schraa, Skowronski, Steffen, Tranel, Thiesfeldt and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Marklein, Ballweg, Feyen, Nass, L. Taylor and Wanggaard

  2. Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Jul 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brooks

  4. Jul 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  5. Sep 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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