Assembly Bill 81
Changing the procedures for filling vacant civil service positions in the city of Milwaukee
Topics: Civil service
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
Feb 24, 2009
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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
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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
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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, a first class city (presently only Milwaukee) is required to have a civil service commission (commission). Among the commission's duties is the responsibility to oversee the civil service examinations given by the city and to keep lists of eligible persons who take the examinations for civil service positions in the city. In general, if a vacancy occurs in a nonmanagement civil service position and if the appointing authority chooses not to fill the vacant position by reinstatement, promotion, or reduction, the commission is required to certify to the appointing authority from the list of eligible candidates the three persons ranked highest on the list, based on examination scores and other requirements established by the commission, and up to three veterans or spouses of veterans whose grade, plus veterans preference points, is equal to or higher than the lowest grade on the list of eligibles. Similarly, if the vacancy occurs in a civil service position that is managerial, supervisory, or confidential, the commission currently certifies to the appointing authority the five persons ranked highest on the list or, if the list of eligible candidates is more than 50, the top 10 percent ranked highest on the list up to a maximum of ten. A similar number of veterans or spouses of veterans is also certified under the same procedures that are used for a nonmanagement civil service position.
Under this bill, for vacancies in all civil service positions, the commission may certify to the appointing authority any number of eligible candidates ranked highest on the list, based on rules established by the commission. Also under the bill, all persons on the list with the same test score must be included on the same certification.
Who's behind it
8 representatives are its . All 8 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Toles · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · 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, 8 to 0 · Apr 23, 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 Labor, Ayes 8, 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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Apr 23, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 23, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Mar 18, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 9, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 6, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 24, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Labor.
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Feb 24, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sinicki, Richards, Toles, Fields, A. Williams, Young, Zepnick and Turner;Cosponsored by Senators Taylor and Plale
- Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor
- Mar 6, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 9, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 18, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 16, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-28-2009 by committee on Rules
- Apr 28, 2009 · 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