---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: exception from local levy limits for political subdivisions receiving certain utility aid payments. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: exception from local levy limits for political subdivisions receiving certain utility aid payments. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 235"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 235 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kerkman", "Snyder", "Spiros", "Steffen"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 35
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-05-23T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-11-21T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8593135a-7cc7-4511-87af-26c66bac8393"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab235"
source_hash: "e7a06d8d34c672f4f7ed5ffd444ebbcf368de825cbb258c420492975d18a1f33"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 235 (2019) — Relating to: exception from local levy limits for political subdivisions receiving certain utility aid payments. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB235)
2. **Senate Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB235-SSA1)

## Votes

- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **32–1** (pass) · upper
- Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Report passage recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 13, Noes 1 — **13–1** (pass) · lower
- Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kerkman — primary (person)
- Snyder — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-05-23T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Kerkman, Snyder, Spiros and Steffen; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard `introduction`
- **2019-05-23T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-05-30T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-06-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-06-06T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 13, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-06T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-12T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor
- **2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-18-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2019-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-24T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2019-10-04T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2019-10-04T05:00:00+00:00** Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2019-10-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2019-10-04T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 32, Noes 1 `passage`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted)
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in
- **2019-10-10T05:00:00+00:00** Action ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-10-16T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 10-16-2019
- **2019-11-15T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 11-15-2019 by directive of the Speaker `executive-receipt`
- **2019-11-21T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 11-21-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 45 `executive-signature`
- **2019-11-21T06:00:00+00:00** Published 11-22-2019

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8593135a-7cc7-4511-87af-26c66bac8393`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).