Senate Bill 347
Resolution process for a dispute between a first class city and the representative of police officers employed by the first class city
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
Oct 14, 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 Judiciary and Labor. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
The Municipal Employment Relations Act (MERA) provides a process to resolve a dispute when a city of the first class (currently only Milwaukee) and the representative of the police officers employed by the city reach an impasse on the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. In this process, the arbitrator may determine many factors including all compensation, which includes base wages, insurance programs, pension programs, and overtime compensation; regular hours of work, which includes what constitutes overtime; the seniority system and its effects on wages, hours, and working conditions; criteria for merit increases; work rules; and systems of dispute resolution.
MERA also provides a process to resolve a dispute when a municipality that is not a city of the first class and the representative of its employees that are police officers reach an impasse on the terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
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Generally, unless both the employer and the representative of the employees agree to give the arbitrator power to determine all issues, an arbitrator must select the final offer of one of the parties without modification.
This bill eliminates the process to resolve a dispute between a city of the first class and the representative of the police officers employed by the city. Under the bill, a dispute between the city of the first class and the representative will follow the process for dispute resolutions followed by other municipalities and the representatives of police officers employed by them.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 14, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor.
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Oct 14, 2013
Introduced in the Senate.
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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