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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 172

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requiring instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in America and the collective bargaining process.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires that every school board's instructional program in state,

national, and world history include information on the history of organized labor in

America and the collective bargaining process.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Barca (D) , Berceau (D) , Black (D) , Danou (D) , Grigsby (D) , Hilgenberg (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Nelson (D) , Parisi (D) , Pocan (D) , Seidel (D) , Sheridan (D) , Sherman , Sinicki (D) , Smith (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Toles (D) , Zepnick (D)

9 cosponsors

Coggs (D) , Decker (D) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Kreitlow (D) , Lehman (D) , Plale (D) , Taylor (D) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 3

Passed 5–3 Apr 23, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 61, Noes 38

Passed 61–38 Apr 28, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2

Passed 5–2 Sep 23, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12

Passed 20–12 Oct 27, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 26, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jorgensen, Zepnick, Sinicki, Danou, Toles, Berceau, Grigsby, Smith, Hilgenberg, Spanbauer, Black, Parisi, Barca, Seidel, Sherman, Pocan, Nelson and Sheridan;Cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Wirch, Lehman, Decker, Plale, Taylor, Erpenbach and Kreitlow

  2. Mar 26, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Labor

  3. Apr 7, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  7. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 4-28-2009 by committee on Rules

  9. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representatives Vukmir and Kramer

  10. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 1 not germane taken under advisement

  11. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  12. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 2 offered by Representatives Jorgensen, Vukmir, Kramer, Sinicki and Krusick

  13. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 2 adopted

  14. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 61, Noes 38

  17. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  19. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Honadel

  20. Apr 29, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. May 4, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

  22. Jul 9, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  23. Sep 10, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  24. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  25. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Oct 22, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-27-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  27. Oct 27, 2009 · Senate

    Senator Coggs added as a cosponsor

  28. Oct 27, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  29. Oct 27, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Oct 27, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  31. Oct 27, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  32. Oct 27, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  34. Oct 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  35. Dec 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 12-8-2009

  36. Dec 11, 2009 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-10-2009. 2009 Wisconsin Act 99

  37. Dec 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Published 12-28-2009.