Assembly Bill 65
Placing limits on residency requirements for 1st class city police officers and fire fighters
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
Mar 28, 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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Committee
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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
Legislative Reference Bureau
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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
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.
Under current law, a 1st class city (presently only Milwaukee) is required to have a civil service commission which is required to make rules to carry out the purposes specified in state statutes. One of the statutes requires that the city provide competitive examinations to test applicants for employment as to their practical fitness to perform the duties of the position for which they have applied. The examinations must be public and free, and may contain proper limitations in areas including residence, age and health.
Under this bill, if a 1st class city has residency requirements for its employees who are police officers or fire fighters, the residency requirement must at least allow such individuals to live in the county in which the 1st class city is entirely or predominantly located and in any county that is adjacent to the county in which the city is entirely or predominantly located.
Who's behind it
3 representatives are its . All 3 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Bill Kramer · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
- 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 Labor and Workforce Development vote on an amendment
Passed, 9 to 0 · May 25, 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 Labor and Workforce Development, 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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May 25, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 25, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 4.
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Mar 30, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 30, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 28, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
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Mar 28, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 28, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kramer, Kuglitsch and Honadel;Cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Wanggaard and Lazich
- Mar 28, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor and Workforce Development
- Mar 29, 2011 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Mar 30, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 30, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 26, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Kuglitsch
- Apr 27, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 25, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Labor and Workforce Development, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- May 25, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Labor and Workforce Development, Ayes 5, Noes 4
- May 25, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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