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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 282
May 30, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Sortwell
and
Murphy
, cosponsored by Senator
Jacque
. Referred to Committee on Local Government.
AB282,1,4
1
An Act
to renumber and amend
61.32;
to amend
62.03 (1);
to repeal and
2
recreate
62.11 (3) (e);
to create
59.11 (4m), 60.20 (4) and 61.32 (6) of the
3
statutes;
relating to:
local government rules of proceedings and consideration
4
of ordinances or resolutions for which enactment or adoption previously failed.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, the rules of proceedings for a governing body of a political subdivision may not prohibit the body from taking up an ordinance or resolution that is substantially similar or identical to an earlier ordinance or resolution that was taken up and voted upon but not enacted or adopted if the later ordinance or resolution is taken up at least two years after the earlier.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB282,1
5
Section
1
.
59.11 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB282,2,2
1
59.11
(4m)
(a) Except as provided in par. (b), sub. (3), and ss. 59.02 (2) and (3)
2
and 59.12, the board may determine the rules of its own proceedings.
AB282,2,7
3
(b) The rules of proceedings under par. (a) may not prohibit the board from
4
taking up an ordinance or resolution that is substantially similar or identical to an
5
earlier ordinance or resolution that was taken up and voted upon but not enacted or
6
adopted if the later ordinance or resolution is taken up at least 2 years after the
7
earlier.
AB282,2
8
Section
2
.
60.20 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB282,2,10
9
60.20
(4)
Rules of proceedings.
(a) Except as provided in par. (b) and sub.
10
(2), the town board may determine the rules of its own proceedings.
AB282,2,15
11
(b) The rules of proceedings under par. (a) may not prohibit the town board
12
from taking up an ordinance or resolution that is substantially similar or identical
13
to an earlier ordinance or resolution that was taken up and voted upon but not
14
enacted or adopted if the later ordinance or resolution is taken up at least 2 years
15
after the earlier.
AB282,3
16
Section
3
.
61.32 of the statutes is renumbered 61.32 (1) and amended to
17
read:
AB282,2,20
18
61.32
(1)
The trustees of each village shall constitute a board designated the
19
“Village Board of” (name of village) in which shall be vested all the powers of the
20
village not specifically given some other officer.
AB282,2,22
21
(2)
A majority of the members-elect
of the village board
shall constitute a
22
quorum, but a less number may adjourn from time to time.
AB282,3,2
23
(3)
The president
of the village board
shall preside at all meetings
of the
1
village board
when present. In the president’s absence the board may select
2
another trustee to preside.
AB282,3,4
3
(4)
(a)
Regular meetings
of the village board
shall be held at such time as may
4
be prescribed by their bylaws.
AB282,3,7
5
(b)
Special meetings
of the village board
may be called by any 2 trustees in
6
writing, filed with the clerk, who shall thereupon seasonably notify all the trustees
7
of the time and place thereof in the manner directed by the bylaws.
AB282,3,8
8
(5)
All meetings
of the village board
shall be open to the public.
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9
(7)
The
village
board shall keep a record of all its proceedings, and if there is
10
a newspaper published in any village, the board shall cause the proceedings to be
11
published therein as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985. The proceedings for the
12
purpose of publication shall include the substance of every official action taken by
13
the governing body. If there is no newspaper published in the village, the board
14
may cause the proceedings to be published in a newspaper having general
15
circulation in the village, posted in several public places or publicized in some other
16
fashion, in such manner as the board directs. Nothing herein shall be construed as
17
requiring the republication of any proceeding, ordinance
,
or other matter or thing
18
which has already been published according to law, nor shall anything herein be
19
construed to relieve any village from publishing any proceeding, ordinance or other
20
matter or thing required by law to be published. Notwithstanding the provisions of
21
s. 985.08 (4), the fee for any such publication shall not exceed the rates specified in
22
s. 985.08 (1).
AB282,4,2
23
(8)
The
village
board has power to preserve order at its meetings, compel
1
attendance of trustees and punish nonattendance and it shall be judge of the
2
election and qualification of its members.
AB282,4,5
3
(9)
The president and board of trustees of any village, whether operating
4
under general or special law, may by a three-fourths vote of all the members of the
5
village board determine that a salary be paid the president and trustees.
AB282,4
6
Section
4
.
61.32 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB282,4,8
7
61.32
(6)
(a) Except as provided in par. (b) and subs. (2), (3), (4) (b), and (9),
8
the village board may determine the rules of its own proceedings.
AB282,4,13
9
(b) The rules of proceedings under par. (a) may not prohibit the village board
10
from taking up an ordinance or resolution that is substantially similar or identical
11
to an earlier ordinance or resolution that was taken up and voted upon but not
12
enacted or adopted if the later ordinance or resolution is taken up at least 2 years
13
after the earlier.
AB282,5
14
Section
5
.
62.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB282,4,17
15
62.03
(1)
This subchapter, except ss. 62.071, 62.08 (1), 62.09 (1) (e) and (11)
16
(j), (k), and (m),
62.11 (3) (e) 2.,
62.175, 62.23 (7) (em) and (he), and 62.237, does not
17
apply to 1st class cities under special charter.
AB282,6
18
Section
6
.
62.11 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB282,4,20
19
62.11
(3)
(e) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. and pars. (b), (d), and (f), the
20
common council may determine the rules of its own proceedings.
AB282,5,2
21
2. The rules of proceedings under subd. 1. may not prohibit the common
22
council from taking up an ordinance or resolution that is substantially similar or
23
identical to an earlier ordinance or resolution that was taken up and voted upon but
1
not enacted or adopted if the later ordinance or resolution is taken up at least 2
2
years after the earlier.
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3
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