WisconsinProposal would let local bodies set leaders' residency rules
The failed proposal would have let certain local bodies set residency rules for public safety chiefs and local or school district leaders hired on its effective date.
What it does
If adopted, the proposal would let certain local bodies set residency rules for public safety chiefs and local or school district leaders. Each body could choose the rules' terms and conditions.
Argument forLocal bodies could require key leaders to live nearby, which may help them respond to local needs.
Argument againstLocal bodies could restrict where these leaders may live, which might limit their housing choices.
More detail
The proposal would let certain local bodies set residency requirements for named leaders. It covers police, fire, and combined protective services chiefs; city and village administrators; school district administrators; county administrators where the county has no elected executive; and city managers in cities or villages that have elected, or are electing, one under the cited law. The proposal says it would first apply to an individual hired on the act's effective date, which is not stated here.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 8Fiscal estimate receivedLatest
- Mar 23Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Major
- Mar 19Read first time and referred to Committee on Local GovernmentMinor
- Mar 19Introduced by Representatives Anderson, Brown, Clancy, Emerson, Palmeri, Sinicki and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Carpenter, Larson and RoysIntroduced
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