Assembly Bill 398
Determination of final average earnings for the purpose of calculating Wisconsin Retirement System annuities. (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
Oct 13, 2015
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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 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems. 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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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, when a participant in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) terminates covered employment and becomes eligible for an annuity, the annuity is calculated in one of two ways. The first way is based on the participant's final average earnings, the participant's number of years of creditable service, and a percentage multiplier. The final average earnings is a monthly rate of earnings that is calculated based on the three annual earnings periods in which the participant's earnings were highest. The second way is to calculate the amount of a money purchase annuity, which is determined based on the sum of a participant's accumulated required and additional contributions plus an amount that equals the participant's accumulated required contributions. The Department of Employee Trust Funds must pay an annuity based on the method that generates the higher annuity amount.
This bill revises the methodology of the first way in which a WRS annuity is calculated by providing that the final average earnings must be based on the five highest annual earnings periods instead of the three highest annual earnings periods. Under the bill, this change takes effect on the first day of the 60th month beginning after publication and applies to participants who terminate WRS covered employment on or after the first day of the 60th month beginning after publication.
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Because this bill relates to public employee retirement or pensions, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . All 9 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Tyler August · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 27, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 13, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems.
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Oct 13, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.
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Oct 13, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 13, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives August, Sanfelippo, R. Brooks, Gannon, Brandtjen, Knodl, Craig, Kremer and Hutton; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, LeMahieu and Kapenga
- Oct 13, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations
- Oct 13, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems
- Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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
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