Bills by subject

Milwaukee County

66 bills and resolutions. 15 became law and 31 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 320 Increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 3, 2026
AB 778 Eligibility for the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 2, 2026
AB 50 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 250 Funding for the War Memorial Center and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 21

Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 250: Funding for the War Memorial Center and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 3, 2026
AB 320: Increasing certain court fees and surcharges and indexing those amounts for inflation. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 607: Housing and homelessness; emergency rental assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development; community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 684: Eliminating and modifying certain provisions enacted under 2023 Act 12 regarding the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 767: The management of assets of and the voting of ownership interests in securities by the Wisconsin Retirement System and the retirement systems of the City and County of Milwaukee. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Apr 2, 2026
AB 778: Eligibility for the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 878: A tax credit for certain sales and use taxes paid on services sold through an amusement device. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
May 19, 2025
AJR 45: Congratulating the Wauwatosa West Boys Basketball Team on their 2025 Division II State Basketball Championship.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
May 19, 2025
AJR 46: Congratulating the Wauwatosa East Girls Basketball Team on their 2025 Division II State Basketball Championship.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.

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Mar 23, 2026
AJR 116: Congratulating the Greendale High School Marching Band on winning the Wisconsin School Music Association State Marching Band Championship for the 20th consecutive year.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 254: Funding for the War Memorial Center and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 605: Housing and homelessness; emergency rental assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development; community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 761: Eliminating and modifying certain provisions enacted under 2023 Act 12 regarding the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 763: The management of assets of and the voting of ownership interests in securities by the Wisconsin Retirement System and the retirement systems of the City and County of Milwaukee. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 767: Eligibility for the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 865: A tax credit for certain sales and use taxes paid on services sold through an amusement device. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 43: Congratulating the Wauwatosa West Boys Basketball Team on their 2025 Division II State Basketball Championship.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 44: Congratulating the Wauwatosa East Girls Basketball Team on their 2025 Division II State Basketball Championship.
Stopped in committee.
Jan 15, 2026
SJR 106: Congratulating the Greendale High School Marching Band on winning the Wisconsin School Music Association State Marching Band Championship for the 20th consecutive year.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.

2011–12 session: 29

Mar 23, 2012
AB 36: Eliminating authorization to create a regional transit authority, dissolving any existing regional transit authority and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, and eliminating the Southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program.
Stopped in committee.
Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 58: State finances, compensation and fringe benefits of public employees, the Medical Assistance program, granting bonding authority, and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 92: Eliminating the enrollment cap for the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and extending the program to permit private schools located in Milwaukee County to participate.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 256: A grant to Milwaukee County to assist men of color in obtaining employment and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 257: A Milwaukee County sales and use tax for parks, recreation and culture, transit services, and public safety.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 258: Requiring the Department of Corrections to increase participation in work release and treatment programs.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 288: Adoption by governmental units of a maintenance program that applies to private sewage systems.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 321: Exception to local levy limits for the village of Shorewood.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 329: Renaming the office of county treasurer in Milwaukee County, creating the elective office of county comptroller for Milwaukee County, transferring the duties of the Milwaukee County treasurer to that elective office, and expanding the duties and responsibilities of that office.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2012
AB 404: Abolishing the offices of Milwaukee County treasurer and register of deeds and transferring the duties of those offices to the Milwaukee County clerk.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 435: Services of the Department of Transportation relating to operator's licenses and identification cards.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 513: A program to employ 10,000 individuals in southeastern Wisconsin.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 559: Authorizing the creation of regional transit authorities and making appropriations.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 3, 2012
AB 725: Contracts between the state, a county with a population of 750,000 or more, or a 1st class city and financial institutions and devoting 10 percent of the state's, 20 percent of such a county's, and 40 percent of such a city's expenditures on economic development and housing programs and procurements to several areas in the city of Milwaukee.
Stopped in committee.
Feb 24, 2012
AJR 104: The life and public service of Richard (Dick) Bolender.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 12, 2012
AJR 112: Honoring the Port of Milwaukee as Grantee for Foreign-Trade Zone No. 41 and supporting the inclusion of nine additional Wisconsin counties in the zone.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 116: Appointment of treasurer in Milwaukee county (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 25: Eliminating authorization to create a regional transit authority, dissolving any existing regional transit authority and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, and eliminating the Southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Aug 1, 2011
SB 150: Division of municipalities into wards and redistricting of supervisory and aldermanic districts and appointing a panel to hear challenges to the apportionment of a congressional or legislative district, and hearing certain appeals.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 165: Birth certificates for Milwaukee County residents.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 199: Adoption by governmental units of a maintenance program that applies to private sewage systems.
Became law.
Nov 11, 2011
SB 224: Exception to local levy limits for the village of Shorewood.
Became law.
Nov 11, 2011
SB 259: Creating the office of county comptroller for Milwaukee County.
Became law.
Apr 16, 2012
SB 275: Membership of technical college district boards.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 418: Authorizing the creation of regional transit authorities and making appropriations.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SJR 59: The life and public service of Richard (Dick) Bolender.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SJR 63: Appointment of treasurer in Milwaukee county (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 16

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