Senate Bill 413
Calculation of creditable military service and treatment of differential wage payments for benefits purposes for participants in the Wisconsin Retirement System
Topics: Legislature: Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on, Military personnel, Retirement System, Wisconsin, Veteran, Wage: Payment
Became law
The governor signed it on Feb 29, 2012. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 31, 2012
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 14, 2012
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 21, 2012
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 116
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 1, 2012: “Published 3-14-2012”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, some participating employees in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) receive differential wage payments from their employers while they are on active duty in the uniformed services for any period of more than 30 days.
Currently, federal law requires that differential wage payments be treated as covered earnings for fringe benefit purposes. This bill requires that under the WRS differential wage payments must be treated as earnings for WRS purposes and that individuals who receive differential wage payments must be treated as regular employees for purposes of the WRS.
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In addition, the bill provides that, for purposes of death or disability benefits, a WRS participant who dies or becomes disabled while performing military service is treated as though the person was a participating employee in the WRS. This new provision of law applies retroactively to a participant who died or became disabled on or after January 1, 2007.
Because this bill relates to public employee retirement or pensions, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Feb 7, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 1, 2012
The new law was published.
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Feb 29, 2012
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 116.
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Feb 28, 2012
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 21, 2012
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 16, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 16, 2012
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 14, 2012
The Senate passed it.
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Feb 7, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Feb 7, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 6, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 31, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Jan 31, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 31, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Moulton and Holperin;Cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Wynn, Krug, Spanbauer, Kooyenga, Endsley, Rivard, Ballweg and A. Ott
- Jan 31, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs
- Feb 6, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 7, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 7, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 7, 2012 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Feb 7, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 13, 2012 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-14-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 14, 2012 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 by committee on Rules
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 22, 2012 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 2-28-2012
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2012
- Feb 29, 2012 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 2-29-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 116
- Mar 1, 2012 · Senate
Published 3-14-2012
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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