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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 594

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Relating to: retaliation against a public employee by the governor or a legislator and providing a criminal penalty.

Governor Governor — Appointments Legislature — Member Legislature — Procedure Public employee Public employee — Group insurance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, a legislator or the governor is guilty of a Class I felony if he or

she initiates or administers, or threatens to initiate or administer, an official action

to retaliate against a public employee for an action taken in the employee's official

capacity, for an exercise of the employee's rights under the first amendment to the

U.S. Constitution or under article I, section 3, of the Wisconsin Constitution, or for

making a report of fraud, waste, or mismanagement if the legislator's or governor's

action has the effect of disciplining the employee.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Johnson (D) , Kolste (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Wachs (D) , Zamarripa (D)

2 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Erpenbach (D)

Full history

  1. Dec 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives C. Taylor, Johnson, Sargent, Kolste, Berceau, Ohnstad, Wachs, Pope, Zamarripa, Considine and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach and C. Larson

  2. Dec 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1