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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SB 394

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establishing an assistant district attorney pay progression plan.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Harsdorf (R) , King (D) , Lassa (D) , Olsen (R) , T. Cullen (D) , Taylor (D) , Wanggaard (R)

21 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Barca (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Danou (D) , Hulsey, Zamarripa, Doyle, Jorgensen, Knilans, Petryk, T. Larson, Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Ripp, Williams, Klenke, Strachota, Zepnick, Marklein, Milroy, Berceau, Mursau, Billings and Krusick , J. Ott (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Krug (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Litjens (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Pocan (D) , Richards (D) , Roys (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Staskunas (D) , Steinbrink (D) , Steineke (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 27, 2012 official source full page

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

Senate: Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 5, 2012 official source full page

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

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

Passed 33–0 Mar 6, 2012 official source full page

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 79, Noes 3, Paired 2

Passed 79–3 Mar 15, 2012 official source full page

Aye · 79

Nay · 3

Full history

  1. Jan 20, 2012 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Olsen, Taylor, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Harsdorf, Hansen, King, Lassa and Wanggaard;Cosponsored by Representatives Litjens, Kleefisch, Richards, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Brooks, Danou, Kaufert, Krug, LeMahieu, Loudenbeck, A. Ott, J. Ott, Pocan, Roys, Spanbauer, Staskunas and Steineke

  2. Jan 20, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations

  3. Feb 6, 2012 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 16, 2012 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Olsen

  5. Feb 16, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 22, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 27, 2012 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Feb 27, 2012 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Feb 27, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Mar 1, 2012 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. Mar 5, 2012 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  12. Mar 5, 2012 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Mar 5, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted

  16. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 2 offered by Senators Taylor, C. Larson, Vinehout, King, T. Cullen, Wirch, Risser, Lassa, Hansen, Shilling, Carpenter, Jauch, Miller and S. Coggs

  17. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 2 laid on table

  18. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  20. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  21. Mar 6, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  23. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  24. Mar 9, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  25. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 9:14 A.M. on 3-14-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 24

  26. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a cosponsor

  27. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Representatives Hulsey, Zamarripa, Doyle, Jorgensen, Knilans, Petryk, T. Larson, Kuglitsch, Tauchen, Ripp, Williams, Klenke, Strachota, Zepnick, Marklein, Milroy, Berceau, Mursau, Billings and Krusick added as cosponsors

  28. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  29. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Representative Steinbrink added as a cosponsor

  30. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  31. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  32. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 79, Noes 3, Paired 2

  33. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. Mar 19, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  35. Mar 26, 2012 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2012

  36. Apr 5, 2012 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2012

  37. Apr 6, 2012 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-6-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 238

  38. Apr 10, 2012 · Senate

    Published 4-19-2012