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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 110

Access to employment records of candidates for law enforcement positions

Topics: Court, Employment, Police, Privacy

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Nov 3, 2009, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 4, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 3, 2009

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

In general, under current law, an employer may, but is generally not required to, provide information regarding a current or former employee who applies for a job elsewhere. This bill requires a private employer doing business in this state to provide employment information requested by a municipal or county law enforcement agency or the Department of Justice (law enforcement agency) if a person who is working or has worked for that employer applies for or is being considered for a law enforcement position with the law enforcement agency. In order for that requirement to apply, the law enforcement agency's request must be signed and in writing and be accompanied by a release, signed by the candidate for the law enforcement position, which authorizes the current or former employer to provide employment information regarding the candidate to the law enforcement agency.

The bill authorizes a law enforcement agency to obtain a court order mandating the release of employment information if an employer does not comply with a proper request.

Read the full summary

The bill contains two exceptions to the requirement that a private employer provide employment information requested by a law enforcement agency. First, if any employment information is subject to a confidentiality agreement, the employer is required to comply with the law enforcement agency's request with respect to that information only if the release specifically authorizes the employer to provide that information to the law enforcement agency. If the release does not contain such an authorization, the employer must inform the law enforcement agency of the existence of the confidentiality agreement and comply with the agreement. Second, if a court has prohibited the disclosure of relevant employment information, the employer must inform the law enforcement agency of the order and comply with the order.

Who's behind it

9 representatives are its ⁠. 8 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 13 names

Authors (9)

Signed on in support (4)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 0 · Jun 16, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Nov 9, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.

  3. Nov 6, 2009

    The Senate received it.

  4. Nov 5, 2009

    The Assembly passed it.

  5. Nov 3, 2009

    The Assembly adopted it.

  6. Nov 3, 2009

    “Placed at the foot of the calendar of 11-3-2009” (the official wording)

  7. Jun 16, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  8. Jun 16, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.

  9. Apr 16, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  10. Mar 4, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.

  11. Mar 4, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 4, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hraychuck, Townsend, Murtha, LeMahieu, Spanbauer, Gunderson, A. Ott, Kleefisch and Mursau;Cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Cowles, Taylor and Olsen

  2. Mar 4, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice

  3. Apr 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. May 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  6. Jun 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-3-2009 by committee on Rules

  8. Nov 2, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Hraychuck

  9. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed at the foot of the calendar of 11-3-2009

  10. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  12. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representatives Radcliffe, Hraychuck and Barca

  13. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 adopted

  14. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Nov 6, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Nov 9, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing

  19. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary