Senate Bill 30
Placing limits on residency requirements for 1st class city police officers and fire fighters
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 7, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly 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
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
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 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Bill Kramer · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
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.
Senate Committee on Labor vote on an amendment
Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 29, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “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”. 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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Feb 29, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 2 to 3.
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Apr 8, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 22, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 17, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 7, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.
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Mar 7, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 7, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Vukmir, Wanggaard and Lazich;Cosponsored by Representatives Kramer, Kuglitsch and Honadel
- Mar 7, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs
- Mar 17, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 22, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 29, 2011 · Senate
LRB correction
- Apr 8, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- 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
- Feb 29, 2012 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs, Ayes 2, Noes 3
- Feb 29, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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