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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 412

Exemption of outside salespersons from the minimum wage law

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 16, 2014. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 4, 2013

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 56 to 38

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 18 to 15

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 285

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 16, 2014: “Published 4-17-2014”

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What it does

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

Current state and federal law generally require employees to be paid a minimum wage. Current federal law, however, exempts from that requirement employees employed in the capacity of outside salesman, which federal regulations define as an employee whose primary duty is making sales or obtaining orders or contracts for services or for the use of facilities for which a consideration will be paid by the client or customer and who is customarily and regularly engaged away from the employer's place of business in performing that primary duty (outside salesperson). Outside salespersons are not similarly exempt from the state minimum wage law. This bill exempts outside salespersons from the state minimum wage law.

Who's behind it

3 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 3 are Republicans.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 4 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (1)

How lawmakers voted

There were 4 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Labor vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 3 · Oct 31, 2013

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 Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 56 to 38 · Nov 12, 2013 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 96 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (56)

No (38)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 56, Noes 38”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 31, 2014

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

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 18 to 15 · Apr 1, 2014

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 16, 2014

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 16, 2014

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 285.

  3. Apr 15, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Apr 1, 2014

    The Senate passed it too, 18 to 15.

  5. Mar 31, 2014

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Nov 14, 2013

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Nov 13, 2013

    The Senate received it.

  8. Nov 12, 2013

    The Assembly passed it, 56 to 38.

  9. Oct 31, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  10. Oct 31, 2013

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 3.

  11. Oct 23, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Oct 4, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Labor.

  13. Oct 4, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 4, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Born, Kestell and Jacque; cosponsored by Senator S. Fitzgerald

  2. Oct 4, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor

  3. Oct 23, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 29, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Labor, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  6. Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  7. Nov 7, 2013 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-12-2013 by Committee on Rules

  8. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  11. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 56, Noes 38

  12. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Nov 13, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. Nov 14, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  15. Nov 14, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  17. Mar 31, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-1-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  18. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  19. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  21. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  22. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Apr 2, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  24. Apr 3, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-3-2014

  25. Apr 15, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-15-2014

  26. Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 285

  27. Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2014

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Wisconsin Act

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Official term: Act. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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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

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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary