Senate Bill 265
Petitions for public hearings on bills. (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 31, 2021
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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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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
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 requires legislative committees to hold public hearings on bills based on petitions signed by individuals qualified to vote in Wisconsin, referred to as “qualified electors” in the statutes.
Under the bill, any qualified elector may petition for a public hearing on any bill. The bill requires that certain information be provided on the petition, including the bill number and analysis of the bill prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau. Additionally, each qualified elector signing the petition must provide his or her address for purposes of voting. The bill also authorizes use of electronic petitions, which qualified electors may sign electronically. The bill requires the Elections Commission to prescribe the form of the electronic petition.
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Each petition under the bill is required to be filed with the Elections Commission, which must then verify that the petition satisfies the bill's requirements, including that all signers are qualified electors. If the commission determines that a petition for a public hearing on a bill is signed by qualified electors equaling at least 3 percent of the vote cast for the office of governor in the most recent gubernatorial election, the commission must certify the bill for a public hearing and file the certification with the legislature. Within 30 days after the commission files the certification with the legislature, at least one legislative committee having jurisdiction over the bill must hold a public hearing on the bill. The commission may not certify a petition after February 1 of each even-numbered year, as the legislature's biennial regular session is coming to a close.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Democrats.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Melissa Agard · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, 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
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 9, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 31, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.
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Mar 31, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 31, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Agard, Carpenter, L. Taylor, Erpenbach and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Emerson, Hong, Cabrera, Anderson, Bowen, Hesselbein, Stubbs, Sinicki, L. Myers, Spreitzer, Subeck and Shelton
- Mar 31, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection
- Apr 9, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
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
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