Assembly Bill 219
Funding postretirement health care benefits of local government employees
Topics: Public employee: Group insurance, Retirement: Public, School: Board, School: Employee, Technical College System Board
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Aug 18, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, cities, villages, towns, counties, school districts, and technical college districts (local governments), provide health care benefits for their employees. Some also provide postretirement health care benefits for their employees.
This bill prohibits a local government from providing health care benefits to any employee hired on or after the bill's effective date for use upon the employee's retirement unless the cost of the benefit is fully funded on an actuarial basis.
Who's behind it
8 lawmakers are its . All 8 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
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.
Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 6 to 3 · Oct 19, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 8 to 1 · Oct 19, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 19, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 19, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 3.
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Sep 28, 2011
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 27, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 26, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 7, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 30, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 24, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 18, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Aug 18, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Aug 18, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Craig, Rivard, Spanbauer, Petryk, Kooyenga, Kleefisch and Brooks;Cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Lasee and Grothman
- Aug 18, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Aug 24, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 30, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 7, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 26, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 27, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 28, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Radcliffe added as a coauthor
- Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt
- Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 3
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 1
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 3
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 18, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote