Senate Bill 273
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
Aug 29, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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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
4 senators are its . All 4 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 22, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 12, 2013
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Aug 29, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue.
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Aug 29, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Aug 29, 2013 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lassa, Miller, L. Taylor and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Ringhand, Wachs, Ohnstad, Goyke and Berceau
- Aug 29, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue
- Sep 12, 2013 · Senate
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Nov 22, 2013 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 8, 2014 · Senate
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate