Senate Bill 1018
Duties of the State Historical Society; reports by affiliates to the State Historical Society; and fees charged to support State Historical Society school and teacher services (suggested as remedial legislation by the State Historical Society)
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 23, 2022
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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, Mar 15, 2022: “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.
This bill makes changes related to the duties and powers of the State Historical Society and requires additional information to be included in a report by a local historical society or other affiliate in its annual report to SHS.
Under current law, with exceptions, SHS may charge state residents a fee and must charge nonresidents a fee for admission to its historic sites or buildings, special events, and special exhibits. Under one exception, SHS may not “charge a fee for admission to the museum until construction of the museum is completed.” Fees collected from admissions must be used to support public programming. Current law also imposes on SHS “responsibility for security at the museum.” The bill specifies that SHS may not charge a fee for admission to the Wisconsin Historical Museum located at 30 N. Carroll Street in Madison until construction of a new museum is completed. The bill also allows fees collected from admissions to be used to support operations of the new museum, in addition to supporting public programming. The bill further clarifies that the Wisconsin Historical Museum located at 30 N. Carroll Street in Madison is the museum for which SHS is responsible for security.
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Under current law, SHS may make “charges” established by its Board of Curators to partially defray the costs of the services that SHS offers to schools and teachers in this state. The bill clarifies that SHS may charge “fees” to partially defray those costs.
Under current law, local historical societies and other historical organizations may be incorporated as affiliates of SHS for certain purposes, including gathering and preserving materials and artifacts relating to local history. SHS must work with affiliates in the encouragement, stimulation, and development of worthwhile historical projects and undertakings at the local level. An affiliate, if approved by the Board of Curators of SHS, may file with the Department of Financial Institutions articles of incorporation as a nonstock corporation without paying a filing fee to DFI.
A nonstock corporation must file with DFI an annual report that includes 1) the name of the corporation; 2) the mailing address of its registered office and the name of its registered agent; 3) the mailing address of its current principal office; 4) the name and business address of each director and principal officer; 5) a brief description of the nature of its business; and 6) whether the corporation has members. A “member” is defined as a person who has membership rights in a nonstock corporation in accordance with the provisions of its articles of incorporation or bylaws.
Current law requires an affiliate of SHS to annually report to SHS the information specified in items 1 to 5, above. The bill requires the annual report to SHS to also include item 6, above.
Finally, the bill specifies that SHS's directive to preserve the memory of early pioneers and narratives of their exploits, perils, and adventures also applies to early residents.
For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.
Who's behind it
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What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 23, 2022
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 23, 2022
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 23, 2022 · Senate
Introduced by Law Revision Committee
- Feb 23, 2022 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 23, 2022 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 15, 2022 · 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
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