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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 310

Unclassified division administrators in the state civil service system. (FE)

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 23, 2013

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Joint Committee on Finance. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

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

2011 Wisconsin Acts 10 and 32 and 2013 Wisconsin Act 20 increased the number of unclassified division administrators in executive branch state agencies.

An unclassified division administrator serves at the pleasure of his or her appointing authority, while a classified division administrator may only be removed from the position for cause.

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2011 Wisconsin Act 10 also permitted appointing authorities in executive branch agencies to designate any managerial position as an unclassified division administrator position.

This bill eliminates the increases in the number of unclassified division administrator positions that were authorized in 2011 Wisconsin Acts 10 and 32 and 2013 Wisconsin Act 20 and eliminates the ability of an appointing authority to designate any managerial position as an unclassified division administrator position. The bill also requires the secretary of administration to submit a plan to the Joint Committee on Finance (JCF) for adjusting appropriations and authorized classified and unclassified positions that result from the reduction in the number of unclassified division administrators under this bill. If the cochairpersons of JCF do not notify the secretary that JCF has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan within 14 working days after the date of his or her submittal, the secretary may implement the plan. If within 14 working days after the date of the submittal by the secretary the cochairpersons notify him or her that JCF has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the plan, the secretary may implement the plan only with the approval of JCF.

Who's behind it

15 representatives are its ⁠. All 15 are Democrats.

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Authors (15)

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. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.

Assembly vote to take it up right away

Failed, 39 to 60 · Feb 11, 2014

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from joint committee on Finance and take up, Ayes 39, Noes 60”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2014

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Sep 10, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Aug 23, 2013

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  4. Aug 23, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Aug 23, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sargent, Richards, Kolste, Sinicki, Berceau, Wright, Young, Pasch, Wachs, Jorgensen, Ohnstad, Hebl, Milroy, Billings and Barca

  2. Aug 23, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  3. Sep 10, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from joint committee on Finance and take up, Ayes 39, Noes 60

  5. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    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.

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Public hearing

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

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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

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.

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

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