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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 428

Noncompetitive appointment of certain disabled veterans to classified positions in the state civil service system

Topics: Civil service: Preference to veteran, Veteran

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Dec 14, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

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

Currently, whenever a vacancy occurs in a position in the classified service of the state civil service system that is determined by the administrator of the Division of Merit Recruitment and Selection in the Office of State Employment Relations to be a nonprofessional or an entry professional position, the appointing authority may appoint a disabled veteran on a noncompetitive basis if all of the following occur: the disabled veteran has served in the U.S. armed forces and is included on a U.S. armed forces permanent disability list with a disability rating of at least 30 percent or the disabled veteran has been rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as having a compensable service-connected disability of at least 30 percent; the disabled veteran presents to the appointing authority written documentation from an appropriate department of the federal government certifying the existence and extent of the disability; and the appointing authority determines that the disabled veteran is qualified to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.

This bill provides that this noncompetitive appointment program for disabled veterans applies to all positions in the classified service of the state civil service system.

Who's behind it

11 lawmakers are its ⁠. 9 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 16 names

Authors (11)

Signed on in support (5)

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 was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs vote on an amendment

Passed, 11 to 0 · Jan 27, 2012

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 Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 27, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Jan 27, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.

  4. Jan 12, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Dec 30, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Dec 14, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.

  7. Dec 14, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 14, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Wynn, Knilans, Spanbauer, Jacque, Tranel, Berceau, Brooks, Marklein, Ripp, Krug and Bewley;Cosponsored by Senators Galloway, Lassa, Schultz, S. Coggs and Lasee

  2. Dec 14, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Dec 30, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 12, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 18, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Kooyenga

  6. Jan 19, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  8. Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  9. Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 by committee on Rules

  11. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  12. 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.

More in the glossary

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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