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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Senate Bill 661

Procedures in eviction actions for noncompliance with stipulated judgments of dismissal. (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

    Nov 9, 2023

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. 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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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill requires certain procedural safeguards before judgment is entered in a small claims eviction action based on noncompliance with a stipulated dismissal.

Current law establishes certain procedures to be followed in small claims actions brought in circuit court. Small claims actions include eviction actions, actions to recover earnest money given towards the purchase of real property, and certain other civil actions in which the amount claimed is $10,000 or less. Under current law, the parties to a small claims action may settle the action and stipulate to a judgment of dismissal, and, if a party does not comply with the stipulation, the other party may file an affidavit of noncompliance, and the court may vacate the stipulated judgment and enter judgment against the noncomplying party without notifying the noncomplying party.

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The bill provides that, if such a stipulation is entered in a small claims eviction action, the court may vacate the stipulated judgment only if prior written notice is provided to the noncomplying party. The bill also provides that the court may not enter judgment against the noncomplying party unless 1) the complying party applies for such entry, files proof by affidavit of noncompliance with the terms of the stipulation, and files proof that proper notice has been provided to the noncomplying party, and 2) the court holds an evidentiary hearing.

Who's behind it

5 senators are its ⁠. All 5 are Democrats.

19 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (5)

Signed on in support (19)

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Nov 9, 2023

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry.

  3. Nov 9, 2023

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 9, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, L. Johnson, Hesselbein, Spreitzer and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Madison, Palmeri, Baldeh, Cabrera, Drake, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Hong, Moore Omokunde, Emerson, Ohnstad, Joers, C. Anderson, Jacobson, J. Anderson and Ortiz-Velez

  2. Nov 9, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry

  3. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

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

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Official term: LRB analysis

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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

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Signed on in support

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Official term: Cosponsor

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