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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
January 22, 2016 - Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Vinehout and C. Larson,
cosponsored by Representatives
Berceau, Sinicki, Hesselbein, Zepnick and
Considine. Referred to Committee on Elections and Local Government.
SB616,1,3
1An Act to create 13.086 of the statutes;
relating to: requiring a supermajority
2vote for bills overturning local government policies, ordinances, and
3regulations.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides that no house of the legislature may pass a bill that overturns
any local government policy, ordinance, or regulation unless the bill is approved by
two-thirds of those members present and voting. The bill applies to policies,
ordinances, and regulations of school districts, counties, cities, villages, and towns.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB616,1
4Section
1. 13.086 of the statutes is created to read:
SB616,1,7
513.086 Bills overturning local government policies, ordinances, and
6regulations. (1) In this section, "local government" means a school district, county,
7city, village, or town.
SB616,2,3
1(2) No house of the legislature may pass a bill that overturns any local
2government policy, ordinance, or regulation unless the bill is approved by two-thirds
3of those members present and voting
