Assembly Bill 644
Establishing a presumption for employment-connected communicable diseases for fire fighters, emergency medical service providers, law enforcement officers, and certain correctional employees
Topics: Disease, Fire department, Legislature: Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on, Medical service, Police, Prison
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 4, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, in a proceeding regarding the benefits for a state, county, or municipal fire fighter who dies or is disabled as the result of a heart or respiratory impairment or disease or of cancer, there is a presumption that the impairment or disease was caused by the employment as a fire fighter if the fire fighter served a minimum term in that employment (five years for a heart or respiratory impairment or disease and ten years for cancer) and the qualifying medical examination given before his or her joining the fire department showed no evidence of the impairment or disease.
Under this bill, in a proceeding regarding benefits for a state, county, or municipal fire fighter, emergency medical service provider, law enforcement officer, or correctional officer who dies or is disabled as a result of certain infectious diseases, there is a presumption that the disease was caused by the person's employment as a fire fighter, an emergency medical service provider, a law enforcement officer, or a correctional officer if the person's qualifying medical examination showed no evidence of the disease. The bill does not require a minimum term of employment to qualify for the presumption.
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Because this bill relates to public employee retirement or pensions, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
Who's behind it
21 representatives are its . 16 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (21)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Donald Friske · Republican, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Parisi · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Pocan · Democrat, Assembly
- Donna Seidel · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- Terry Van Akkeren · Democrat, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Judy Robson · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Sullivan · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Labor vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Feb 9, 2010
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 Labor, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 9, 2010
“Report of joint survey committee on Retirement Systems requested pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (1)(am)” (the official wording)
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Feb 9, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 9, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Jan 26, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 19, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 13, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 5, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 4, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Labor.
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Jan 4, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 4, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sinicki, Bies, Danou, Friske, Hraychuck, Seidel, Young, Van Akkeren, Jorgensen, Parisi, Soletski, Berceau, Vruwink, Mason, Pocan, Van Roy, A. Ott, Steinbrink, Bernard Schaber, Suder and Zepnick;Cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Coggs, Wirch, Lehman, Robson and Hansen
- Jan 4, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor
- Jan 5, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 13, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 19, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 27, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 9, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Feb 9, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 9, 2010 · Assembly
Report of joint survey committee on Retirement Systems requested pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (1)(am)
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:23 A.M. on 4-15-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote