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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 712

Exempting employers from keeping records of the hours of employment of an employee who is exempt from the overtime pay requirement and who is not compensated on an hourly rate basis

Became law

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

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 31, 2014

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 63 to 34

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Apr 1, 2014

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 286

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.

Under current administrative rules promulgated by the Department of Workforce Development, employers are generally required to pay employees 1.5 times their regular rates of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week (overtime pay). Those rules, however, exempt from the overtime pay requirement certain employees, including employees whose primary duty consists of administrative, executive, or professional work; outside salespersons; highly compensated employees; and computer professionals (exempt employees). Current law also requires an employer to keep records of the hours of employment and wages of its employees, including its exempt employees.

This bill provides that an employer is not required to keep a record of the hours of employment of an exempt employee who is not compensated on an hourly rate basis.

Who's behind it

14 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 14 are Republicans.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 18 names

Authors (14)

Signed on in support (4)

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Workforce Development vote to recommend it

Passed, 14 to 0 · Feb 7, 2014

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 Workforce Development, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 63 to 34 · Feb 18, 2014 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (63)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 63, Noes 34”. 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

What happened

  1. Apr 16, 2014

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 16, 2014

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 286.

  3. Apr 15, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Apr 1, 2014

    The Senate passed it too.

  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. Feb 19, 2014

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 19, 2014

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 18, 2014

    The Assembly passed it, 63 to 34.

  9. Feb 7, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  10. Feb 7, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.

  11. Feb 4, 2014

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Feb 4, 2014

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  13. Jan 31, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development.

  14. Jan 31, 2014

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 31, 2014 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Born, Ballweg, Bies, Brooks, Jacque, Jagler, Kestell, Knodl, Kulp, T. Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Murtha and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Farrow, S. Fitzgerald and Grothman

  2. Jan 31, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development

  3. Feb 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Representative Strachota added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 6, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  7. Feb 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  8. Feb 11, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2014 by Committee on Rules

  9. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 63, Noes 34

  12. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Feb 19, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. Feb 19, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  15. Feb 19, 2014 · 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

  22. Apr 1, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Apr 2, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  24. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-8-2014

  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 286

  27. Apr 16, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2014

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

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Official term: Act. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

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