republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2019/ab-193.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: authorizing a biennial budget procedure for political subdivisions. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: authorizing a biennial budget procedure for political subdivisions. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 193"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 193 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brandtjen", "Brooks", "Duchow", "Edming", "Felzkowski", "Gundrum", "Horlacher", "Katsma", "Kerkman", "Knodl", "Kulp", "Loudenbeck", "Macco", "Quinn", "Ramthun", "Sanfelippo", "Skowronski", "Sortwell", "Spiros", "Steffen", "Thiesfeldt", "Tusler"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 34
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-04-25T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-11-21T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4a91df29-46d8-4ce4-a4d0-c4d41f216ce3"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab193"
source_hash: "4b8ee0a1a276785494ff0eca615bdf385952ad540f9a7e22fbdb57c5a74af08c"
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 193 (2019) — Relating to: authorizing a biennial budget procedure for political subdivisions. (FE)

## Version chain

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

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2019/REG/AB193-AA1)
2. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB193)

## Votes

- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0 — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0 — **8–0** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- Brooks — primary (person)
- Duchow — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Felzkowski — primary (person)
- Gundrum — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- Katsma — primary (person)
- Kerkman — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Loudenbeck — primary (person)
- Macco — primary (person)
- Quinn — primary (person)
- Ramthun — primary (person)
- Sanfelippo — primary (person)
- Skowronski — primary (person)
- Sortwell — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Steffen — primary (person)
- Thiesfeldt — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, Brooks, Brandtjen, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Katsma, Kerkman, Knodl, Kulp, Loudenbeck, Macco, Quinn, Ramthun, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Thiesfeldt and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Kapenga, Bewley, Cowles, Olsen and Stroebel `introduction`
- **2019-04-25T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2019-05-07T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-05-16T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gundrum `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-22T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-06-06T05:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- **2019-06-06T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 8, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-06T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 6-18-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-06-13T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Allen added as a coauthor
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-06-18T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **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** 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** Senator Miller added as a cosponsor
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **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 `passage`
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-10-08T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2019-10-11T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 10-11-2019
- **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 42 `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/4a91df29-46d8-4ce4-a4d0-c4d41f216ce3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).