Senate Bill 657
The mandatory stay of eviction proceedings against a tenant who has applied for emergency assistance
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
Nov 9, 2023
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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, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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
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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.
Under current law, if a tenant facing eviction applies for emergency assistance under the Wisconsin Works (W-2) program, the court must stay the eviction proceedings until the tenant's eligibility for emergency assistance is determined and, if the tenant is determined to be eligible, until the tenant receives the emergency assistance. However, current law provides that the stay may not remain in effect for more than 10 working days and that no stay may be granted after a writ of restitution of the premises has been issued. Currently, the Department of Children and Families administers the W-2 program, which provides, among other things, emergency financial assistance to qualifying families who are homeless or who are facing impending homelessness.
This bill eliminates the current law restrictions on the mandatory emergency stay in eviction proceedings. In other words, under the bill, a tenant who applies for W-2 emergency assistance is entitled to have eviction proceedings stayed even if a writ of restitution has been issued, and the stay must remain in effect until the tenant's eligibility for emergency assistance is determined and, if the tenant is determined to be eligible, until the tenant receives the emergency assistance.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
21 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (21)
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 27, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 9, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry.
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Nov 9, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 9, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Larson, L. Johnson and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Hong, Madison, Palmeri, Baldeh, Cabrera, Drake, Emerson, Stubbs, Snodgrass, Shelton, Sinicki, Moore Omokunde, J. Anderson, Conley, Considine, Joers, C. Anderson, Jacobson and Subeck
- Nov 9, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry
- Nov 27, 2023 · Senate
Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor
- Apr 15, 2024 · 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