Senate Bill 1081
Installation of hearing loop technology in certain new and renovated state buildings and granting rule-making authority. (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
Mar 9, 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 Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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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Author
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Signed on in support
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under this bill, each space that is constructed or renovated in a building that is owned, leased, or occupied by the state must be equipped with a hearing loop system if the space is intended to be used for gatherings of 15 or more people and audible communications are integral to a use of the space. The bill defines a “hearing loop system” as an assistive listening technology that consists of a physical loop system that generates a magnetic field in the looped area and transmits signals directly to telecoils in hearing aids, cochlear implants, and other listening devices.
Under the bill, the Department of Administration may approve an exemption from the bill's requirement to install a hearing loop system under certain circumstances. DOA must do all of the following with respect to approved exemptions:
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1. Create a notice and comment process for each approved exemption.
2. Consider available alternative measures in lieu of installation of a permanent hearing loop system.
3. Submit to the legislature and the Department of Health Services an annual report describing in detail each approved exemption, the reasons for the exemption, and the consideration and approval of alternative measures.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
15 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Melissa Agard · Democrat, Senate
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (15)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 9, 2022
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.
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Mar 9, 2022
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 9, 2022 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Larson, Bewley and Agard; cosponsored by Representatives Brostoff, B. Meyers, Sinicki, Emerson, Spreitzer, Hebl, Shelton, Milroy, Baldeh, Ohnstad, Hong, Anderson, Cabrera, Stubbs and Subeck
- Mar 9, 2022 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection
- 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
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