Senate Bill 429
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
Became law
The governor signed it on May 12, 2010. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Dec 15, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Apr 13, 2010
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 15, 2010
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 284
Latest entry in the official record, May 13, 2010: “Published 5-26-2010”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
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
7 senators are its . All 7 are Democrats.
20 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Judy Robson · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Sullivan · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (20)
- 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
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Parisi · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Pocan · Democrat, Assembly
- Donna Seidel · Democrat, Assembly
- Sherman
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Labor vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 17, 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, Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote on an amendment
Passed, 18 to 15 · Apr 13, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Senate substitute amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 13, 2010
The new law was published.
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May 12, 2010
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 284.
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May 11, 2010
Sent to the governor.
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Apr 15, 2010
The Assembly passed it too.
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Apr 13, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 13, 2010
The Assembly received it.
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Apr 13, 2010
The Senate passed it.
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Mar 17, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Mar 10, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 27, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 26, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 7, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 30, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 29, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs,.
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Dec 15, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
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Dec 15, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 15, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Sullivan, Coggs, Wirch, Lehman, Robson, Hansen and Vinehout;Cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Berceau, Vruwink, Danou, Milroy, Hraychuck, Bies, Mason, Pocan, Van Roy, A. Ott, Friske, Steinbrink, Bernard Schaber, Seidel, Young, Zepnick, Parisi, Sherman and Turner
- Dec 15, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to joint survey committee on Retirement Systems
- Dec 29, 2009 · Senate
Withdrawn from joint survey committee on Retirement Systems and rereferred to committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs, pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c)
- Dec 30, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 7, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 26, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 27, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 10, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 15, 2010 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Grothman
- Mar 16, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 17, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 17, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 8, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-13-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Carpenter
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Senate substitute amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Apr 13, 2010 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- 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
Read a second time
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 16, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Apr 23, 2010 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 4-23-2010
- May 11, 2010 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 5-11-2010
- May 12, 2010 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 5-12-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 284
- May 13, 2010 · Senate
Published 5-26-2010
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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