Senate Bill 436
Vacating an award following arbitration pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement
Topics: Collective bargaining, Court: Procedure
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Dec 22, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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 court may review an award following arbitration and must vacate the award if the court finds that the award was procured by corruption, fraud, or undue means; that there was partiality or corruption on the part of an arbitrator;
that the arbitrator was guilty of misconduct in refusing to postpone the hearing or in refusing to hear relevant evidence or of any other misbehavior by which the rights of any party were prejudiced; or where an arbitrator exceeded his or her powers.
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This bill imposes the same standards for vacating an award following arbitration that was conducted pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, but specifies that an arbitrator exceeds his or her authority if the award requires a party to violate a state statute or constitutional provision or if the arbitrator expressly disregards contractual language governing the dispute. Under the bill, an arbitrator does not exceed his or her authority merely by misinterpreting contractual language or making a mistake of law or fact.
Under the bill, a court may not review whether a party to the dispute followed a grievance or arbitration procedure and may not vacate an arbitration award unless it finds one of the grounds listed above for vacation.
Who's behind it
Lena Taylor, a Democrat, is its .
2 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 22, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
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Dec 22, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 22, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Kessler and A. Williams
- Dec 22, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs
- 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
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