Assembly Bill 89
Prohibiting the Milwaukee Public Schools from imposing residency requirements on teachers
Topics: Milwaukee: School, Teacher
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. 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, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Labor.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Beginning July 1, 2011, this bill prohibits the Milwaukee Public Schools from requiring, as a condition of employment, that a teacher reside within the school district. The bill defines "teacher" as any person whose employment by a school district requires that he or she hold a license or permit issued by the state superintendent of public instruction.
Who's behind it
17 lawmakers are its . All 17 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (17)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Brett Davis · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Gottlieb · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Kitty Rhoades · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
- Theodore Kanavas · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 10, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 2, 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 Gunderson, Davis, Bies, Gottlieb, Honadel, Kerkman, Kestell, Knodl, LeMahieu, Lothian, Nass, Pridemore, Rhoades, Spanbauer, Townsend, Vos and Vukmir;Cosponsored by Senators Darling, Kanavas, Hopper, Kedzie, Lazich and Schultz
- Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor
- Mar 2, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 10, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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