Assembly Bill 819
Requirements for the department of workforce development when issuing determinations under the unemployment insurance law or any other law regulating employment that is administered by that department. (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.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 27, 2014
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Public hearing
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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
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Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Workforce Development (DWD), when issuing a determination about eligibility for benefits under the unemployment insurance (UI) law or a determination relating to any other law regulating employment that is administered by DWD that is adverse to the interests of an employee, and when issuing a computation of UI benefits, to provide to the employee information about resources that may be available to assist the employee regarding the adverse determination or computation. The bill also requires DWD to maintain a telephone number so that such an employee who is adversely affected by a determination or computation may call DWD to ask questions about the determination or computation.
Who's behind it
5 lawmakers are its . All 5 are Democrats.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 6, 2014
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 27, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development.
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Feb 27, 2014
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 27, 2014 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ringhand, Wachs, Ohnstad, Goyke and Berceau; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Miller, L. Taylor and Lehman
- Feb 27, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development
- Mar 6, 2014 · Assembly
Representative Shankland added as a coauthor
- 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.
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. 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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor