Senate Bill 11
A requirement that all employers in this state grant a paid leave of absence on Veterans Day to employees who are veterans
Topics: Discrimination in employment, Employment, Holidays and special dates, Public employee: Vacations, Veteran, Workforce Development, Department of
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
Jan 21, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
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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.
Under current law, November 11 (Veterans Day) is a legal holiday. This bill requires that every public and private employer in this state grant to each employee who is a veteran a paid leave of absence for the entire workday on Veterans Day, or on the following Monday if Veterans Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday and the employee is not scheduled to work on that day. Under the bill, for employees who are included in a collective bargaining unit, the paid leave of absence is granted only if so provided in a collective bargaining agreement.
The bill prohibits an employer from discharging or discriminating against an employee in promotion, in compensation, or in the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment for taking a paid leave of absence on Veterans Day; opposing a discharge or discrimination in violation of the bill; filing a complaint or attempting to enforce a right under the bill; or testifying or assisting in any action or proceeding to enforce a right under the bill. An employee who is discharged or discriminated against in violation of the bill may file a complaint with the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), and DWD must process the complaint in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under current law. That processing may include the ordering of back pay, reinstatement, compensation in lieu of reinstatement, and costs and attorney fees.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
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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Aug 18, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 9, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 21, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
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Jan 21, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 21, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Hansen and Erpenbach;Cosponsored by Representatives Turner, Sinicki, Berceau, Grigsby, Hilgenberg and Young
- Jan 21, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs
- Feb 9, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 18, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
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