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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Senate Bill 381

Collective bargaining for public safety employees employed by a city of the first class. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Nov 1, 2013

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. 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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What it would have done

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

Under current law, municipal public safety employees and transit employees may bargain collectively over wages, hours, and conditions of employment and municipal employees who are neither public safety employees nor transit employees (general employees) may bargain collectively over only an annual percentage wage increase that does not exceed the annual percentage increase in the consumer price index. Under this bill, public safety employees who are employed by a city of the first class (currently only Milwaukee) may bargain collectively over only an annual percentage wage increase that does not exceed the annual percentage increase in the consumer price index. This bill also makes these public safety workers subject to other provisions covering general employees in current law, including an annual certification election requirement, a limit on the term of a collective bargaining agreement to one year with no extensions, a prohibition on salary deductions for labor organization dues, and an ability to refrain from paying dues while remaining a member of a collective bargaining unit.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. All 2 are Democrats.

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Authors (2)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2014

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Nov 8, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Nov 1, 2013

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor.

  4. Nov 1, 2013

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 1, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Carpenter and L. Taylor

  2. Nov 1, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Labor

  3. Nov 8, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. 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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate