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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SB 30

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placing limits on residency requirements for 1st class city police officers and fire fighters.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Lazich (R) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

3 cosponsors

Honadel (R) , Kramer (R) , Kuglitsch (R)

Votes

Senate: Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2 by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs

Passed 3–2 Feb 29, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 7, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Vukmir, Wanggaard and Lazich;Cosponsored by Representatives Kramer, Kuglitsch and Honadel

  2. Mar 7, 2011 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 17, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 22, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 29, 2011 · Senate

    LRB correction

  6. Apr 8, 2011 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 28, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 29, 2012 · Senate

    Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2 by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs

  9. Feb 29, 2012 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 2, Noes 3

  10. Feb 29, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1