Assembly Bill 488
Establishing an assistant district attorney pay progression plan
Topics: District attorney, State Employment Relations, Office of
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
Jan 24, 2012
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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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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
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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.
This bill establishes a pay progression plan for assistant district attorneys, which was required under 2011 Wisconsin Act 32 . Under the bill, the pay progression plan consists of 17 hourly salary steps, with each step equal to one-seventeenth of the difference between the lowest hourly salary and the highest hourly salary for the salary range for assistant district attorneys contained in the compensation plan. The first step equals the lowest hourly salary rate for the salary range and the last step equals the highest hourly salary rate for the salary range. The pay progression plan shall be based entirely on merit.
Under the bill, on July 1, 2013, all assistant district attorneys who have served with the state as assistant district attorneys for a continuous period of 12 months or more, and who are not paid the maximum hourly rate, must be paid an hourly salary at the step that is immediately above their hourly salary on June 30, 2013. All other assistant district attorneys, who are not paid the maximum hourly rate, must be paid an hourly salary at the step that is immediately above their hourly salary on June 30, 2013, when they have served with the state as assistant district attorneys for a continuous period of 12 months.
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In addition, under the bill, on July 1, 2014, and on each July 1 thereafter, all assistant district attorneys who have served with the state as assistant district attorneys for a continuous period of 12 months or more, and who are not paid the maximum hourly rate, may, at the discretion of their supervising district attorney, be paid an hourly salary at any step above their hourly salary on the immediately preceding June 30. All other assistant district attorneys, who are not paid the maximum hourly rate, may, at the discretion of their supervising district attorney, be paid an hourly salary at any step above their hourly salary on the immediately preceding June 30, when they have served with the state as assistant district attorneys for a continuous period of 12 months.
Who's behind it
20 lawmakers are its . 12 are Republicans and 8 are Democrats.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Michelle Litjens · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Pocan · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (11)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Jessica King · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · 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 was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · Feb 20, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. 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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Mar 15, 2012
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 2, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 1, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 20, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 20, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Feb 13, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 9, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 9, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 8, 2012
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 24, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections.
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Jan 24, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 24, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Litjens, Kleefisch, Richards, Bies, Bernard Schaber, Brooks, Danou, Kaufert, Krug, LeMahieu, Loudenbeck, A. Ott, J. Ott, Pocan, Roys, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Steineke, Mason and Berceau;Cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Taylor, Harsdorf, Lassa, Wanggaard, King, Hansen, Erpenbach and T. Cullen
- Jan 24, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections
- Feb 7, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Litjens
- Feb 8, 2012 · Assembly
Representative Thiesfeldt added as a coauthor
- Feb 9, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 9, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 13, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 20, 2012 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Feb 20, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Criminal Justice and Corrections, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Feb 20, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 1, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Representative Steinbrink added as a coauthor
- 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