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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Senate Bill 264

Reductions in cost of compensation or fringe benefits to municipal employers without modifying an existing collective bargaining agreement for purposes of 2011 Wisconsin Act 10

Topics: Collective bargaining, Municipality, Public employee, Public employee: Labor union

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 28, 2011

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly 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 ⁠”

It sat with the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.

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What it would have done

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

Under current law, a school district or a technical college district and the representative of a collective bargaining unit containing employees of that district may enter into one memorandum of understanding to reduce the cost of compensation or fringe benefits in the collective bargaining agreement that covers the employees if the collective bargaining agreement was in effect on July 1, 2011.

The reduction is not a modification of the collective bargaining agreement for purposes of 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 , which applies to the employees when the collective bargaining agreement is modified. The memorandum has to be entered into within 90 days after July 1, 2011.

Read the full summary

This bill allows any municipal employer to enter into one memorandum of understanding to reduce the cost of compensation or fringe benefits, and the reduction is not a modification for purposes of 2011 Wisconsin Act 10 . The memorandum has to be entered into within 90 days after the effective date of this bill.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (2)

Signed on in support (4)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Nov 9, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Nov 4, 2011

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Nov 1, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Oct 28, 2011

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

  6. Oct 28, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 28, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling and Grothman;Cosponsored by Representatives Wynn, Knilans, Marklein and LeMahieu

  2. Oct 28, 2011 · Senate

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

  3. Nov 1, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Nov 4, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 9, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

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.

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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