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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Senate Bill 523

Unfair labor practices in violation of collective bargaining rights

Topics: Collective bargaining, Labor, Public employee: Labor union, University of Wisconsin: Employee, University of Wisconsin: Faculty

Became law

The governor signed it on May 12, 2010. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 9, 2010

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Apr 13, 2010

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 51 to 47

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2009 Wisconsin Act 289

Latest entry in the official record, May 13, 2010: “Published 5-26-2010”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, state employees covered under the State Employment Labor Relations Act and the faculty and academic staff of the University of Wisconsin System have similar collective bargaining rights. Current law also specifies unfair labor practices for these employers, including interfering with employees in the exercise of their rights to bargain collectively, creating or interfering with any labor organization, refusing to bargain collectively, and encouraging or discouraging membership in a labor organization by employment discrimination. This bill makes it an unfair labor practice for these employers to use any moneys received to discourage employees from exercising their rights to bargain collectively.

Who's behind it

8 senators are its ⁠. All 8 are Democrats.

24 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 32 names

Authors (8)

Signed on in support (24)

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 3 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Labor vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 10, 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 to pass it

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: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 51 to 47 · Apr 20, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 51, Noes 47”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 13, 2010

    The new law was published.

  2. May 12, 2010

    The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 289.

  3. May 11, 2010

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Apr 20, 2010

    The Assembly passed it too, 51 to 47.

  5. Apr 14, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Apr 14, 2010

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Apr 13, 2010

    The Senate passed it, 18 to 15.

  8. Apr 13, 2010

    The Senate adopted it.

  9. Mar 10, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  10. Mar 3, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. Feb 12, 2010

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  12. Feb 9, 2010

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.

  13. Feb 9, 2010

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 9, 2010 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Coggs, Hansen, Vinehout, Wirch, Lehman, Taylor, Lassa and Kreitlow;Cosponsored by Representatives Pocan, Mason, Hixson, Roys, Turner, Jorgensen, Sinicki, Kessler, Berceau, Zepnick, Milroy, Soletski, Toles, Hilgenberg, Young, Van Akkeren, Molepske Jr., Parisi, Pope-Roberts, Grigsby, Hintz, Smith and Richards

  2. Feb 9, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs

  3. Feb 12, 2010 · Senate

    Senator Sullivan added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 3, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 10, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Mar 10, 2010 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  7. Mar 10, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-13-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  10. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Coggs

  11. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 adopted

  12. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  15. Apr 13, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 12:01 P.M. on 4-20-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  19. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 51, Noes 47

  23. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Apr 21, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  25. Apr 26, 2010 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-26-2010

  26. May 11, 2010 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 5-11-2010

  27. May 12, 2010 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-12-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 289

  28. May 13, 2010 · Senate

    Published 5-26-2010

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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

Roll call

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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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary