Wisconsin House Bill 661 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 30-7)
Status: Passed on March 4 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-04 - Published 3-4-2020
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to renumber 60.61 (1m); to renumber and amend 17.25 (1); to amend 17.13 (3), 19.84 (1) (b), 60.30 (1e) (e), 60.307 (3) (b), 60.37 (4) (a), 60.61 (1m) (title), 62.23 (9) (title) and 70.47 (2); and to create 17.13 (2m), 17.25 (1) (a) 2., 60.30 (5) (c), 60.61 (1m) (b) and 62.23 (9) (c) of the statutes; Relating to: the way town board vacancies are filled; public notice requirements for governmental meetings; appointment and removal procedures for certain town officeholders; a process for an applicant to appeal a permit denial to the governing body of a city, village, or town; wages paid to an elected town officer who also serves as a town employee; and the term of appointed town assessors. (FE)

The way town board vacancies are filled; public notice requirements for governmental meetings; appointment and removal procedures for certain town officeholders; a process for an applicant to appeal a permit denial to the governing body of a city, village, or town; wages paid to an elected town officer who also serves as a town employee; and the term of appointed town assessors. (FE)

Sen. Romaine Quinn [R]	Rep. Rob Summerfield [R]	Sen. Joan Ballweg [R]	Rep. Robert Brooks [R]
Rep. Steve Doyle [D]	Rep. Cindi Duchow [R]	Rep. James Edming [R]	Sen. Mary Felzkowski [R]
Sen. Jesse James [R]	Rep. Joel Kitchens [R]	Rep. Scott Krug [R]	Rep. Robert Kulp [R]
Rep. Tony Kurtz [R]	Rep. Gae Magnafici [R]	Rep. Beth Meyers [D]	Rep. Nick Milroy [D]
Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]	Rep. Todd Novak [R]	Rep. Loren Oldenburg [R]	Rep. Kevin Petersen [R]
Rep. Warren Petryk [R]	Rep. Michael Schraa [R]	Rep. Rob Swearingen [R]	Rep. Paul Tittl [R]
Rep. Ron Tusler [R]	Rep. Nancy VanderMeer [R]	Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]	Rep. Robert Wittke [R]
Rep. Don Vruwink [D]	Sen. Andre Jacque [R]	Sen. Thomas Tiffany [R]	Sen. Kathleen Bernier [R]
Sen. Janet Bewley [D]	Sen. Devin LeMahieu [R]	Sen. Howard Marklein [R]	Sen. Janis Ringhand [D]
Sen. Patty Schachtner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-04	House	Published 3-4-2020
2020-03-04	House	Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 140
2020-02-28	House	Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020 by directive of the Speaker
2020-02-25	House	Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2020
2020-02-25	House	LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
2020-02-25	House	LRB correction
2020-02-20	House	Received from Senate concurred in
2020-02-19	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
2020-02-19	Senate	Read a third time and concurred in
2020-02-19	Senate	Rules suspended
2020-02-19	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2020-02-19	Senate	Read a second time
2020-02-19	Senate	Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up
2020-02-19	Senate	Available for scheduling
2020-02-19	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
2020-02-19	Senate	Received from Assembly
2020-02-18	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2020-02-18	House	Read a third time and passed
2020-02-18	House	Rules suspended
2020-02-18	House	Ordered to a third reading
2020-02-18	House	Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2020-02-18	House	Read a second time
2020-02-18	House	Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up
2020-02-06	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Quinn
2020-01-28	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2020-01-28	House	Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0
2020-01-23	House	Executive action taken
2020-01-03	House	Fiscal estimate received
2019-12-13	House	Fiscal estimate received
2019-12-12	House	Public hearing held
2019-12-12	House	Representative Duchow withdrawn as a coauthor
2019-12-05	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
2019-12-05	House	Introduced

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab661
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB661.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2019/REG/AB661.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/acts/2019/140.pdf