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time limits on local unit of government chief executive officer emergency power proclamations

time limits on local unit of government chief executive officer emergency power proclamations

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Sponsor
Senators Tomczyk, Kapenga and Wanggaard, cosponsored by Representatives B. Jacobson, Ortiz-Velez, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Donovan, Goodwin, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell and Tusler
Last action
2025-12-10
Official status
S - Enacted into law
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Bill History

  1. 2025-12-10 Sen.

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 61

  2. 2025-12-10 Sen.

    Published 12-10-2025

  3. 2025-12-04 Sen.

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

  4. 2025-11-24 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  5. 2025-11-20 Sen.

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  6. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  7. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Read

  8. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  9. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Read a second time

  10. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  12. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Read a third time and concurred in

  13. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Read a second time

  15. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  16. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  18. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Read a third time and passed

  19. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. 2025-11-14 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. 2025-11-10 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  22. 2025-11-10 Sen.

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  23. 2025-11-10 Sen.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  24. 2025-11-10 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  25. 2025-11-05 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  26. 2025-06-19 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk

  27. 2025-06-04 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Tomczyk , Kapenga and Wanggaard ; cosponsored by Representatives B. Jacobson , Ortiz-Velez , Allen , Behnke , Brill , Donovan , Goodwin , Gundrum , Kaufert , Kitchens , Knodl , Krug , Maxey , Melotik , Murphy , O'Connor , Piwowarczyk , Sortwell and Tusler

  28. 2025-06-04 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 310
June 4, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Tomczyk
,
Kapenga
and
Wanggaard
, cosponsored by Representatives
B. Jacobson
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Allen
,
Behnke
,
Brill
,
Donovan
,
Goodwin
,
Gundrum
,
Kaufert
,
Kitchens
,
Knodl
,
Krug
,
Maxey
,
Melotik
,
Murphy
,
O'Connor
,
Piwowarczyk
,
Sortwell
and
Tusler
. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
SB310,1,3
1
An Act

to renumber and amend
323.14 (4) (b);
to create
323.14 (4) (b) 1. of
2
the statutes;
relating to:
time limits on local unit of government chief
3
executive officer emergency power proclamations.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a local unit of government’s chief executive officer may exercise by proclamation the emergency power conferred to the local unit of government if the local unit of government’s governing body is unable to meet promptly. This bill limits the length of such proclamation to 60 days, unless extended by the local unit of government’s governing body. The bill also defines “chief executive officer” as any of the following: 1) the county executive of a county, the county administrator of a county, or, in a county with an administrative coordinator, the county board chair of a county; 2) the mayor or city manager of a city; 3) the village president of a village; 4) the town board chairperson of a town; or 5) a person acting as one of the above stated persons.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB310,1
1
Section
1
.
323.14 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 323.14 (4) (b) 2. and
2
amended to read:
SB310,2,12
3
323.14
(4)
(b) 2. If, because of the emergency conditions, the governing body of
4
the local unit of government is unable to meet promptly, the chief executive officer
5
or acting chief executive officer of any local unit of government shall exercise by
6
proclamation all of the powers conferred upon the governing body under par. (a) or
7
s. 323.11 that appear necessary and expedient.
The proclamation shall not exceed
8
60 days, unless the proclamation is extended by the governing body.
The
9
proclamation shall be subject to ratification, alteration, modification,
extension,
or
10
repeal by the governing body as soon as that body can meet, but the subsequent
11
action taken by the governing body shall not affect the prior validity of the
12
proclamation.
SB310,2
13
Section
2
.
323.14 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
SB310,2,15
14
323.14
(4)
(b) 1. In this paragraph, “chief executive officer” means any of the
15
following:
SB310,2,17
16
a. The county executive of a county, the county administrator of a county, or,
17
in a county with an administrative coordinator, the county board chair of a county.
SB310,2,18
18
b. The mayor or city manager of a city.
SB310,2,19
19
c. The village president of a village.
SB310,2,20
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d. The town board chairperson of a town.
SB310,2,22
21
e. A person acting as, or temporarily filling the role of, a person listed in subd.
22
1. a. to d.
SB310,2,23
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