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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 6

Eliminating an obsolete statutory provision

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Jan 22, 2015, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 7, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Jan 22, 2015

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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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 eliminates a statutory provision that relates to University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority (UWHCA) employees whose compensation is established in a collective bargaining agreement under the "Employment Peace Act."

2011 Wisconsin Act 10 eliminated the part of the "Employment Peace Act" that allowed collective bargaining for employees of the UWHCA, thereby making this statutory provision obsolete.

Who's behind it

Jim Ott, a Republican, is its ⁠.

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Author (1)

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Judiciary vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 3 · Jan 16, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 6, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 6, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  3. Feb 4, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Jan 23, 2015

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  5. Jan 22, 2015

    The Senate received it.

  6. Jan 22, 2015

    The Assembly passed it.

  7. Jan 16, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  8. Jan 16, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 3.

  9. Jan 8, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  10. Jan 7, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.

  11. Jan 7, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative J. Ott

  2. Jan 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Jan 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Jan 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 3

  6. Jan 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Jan 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-22-2015 by committee on Rules

  8. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  11. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  12. Jan 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Jan 22, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. Jan 23, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  15. Feb 4, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  16. Feb 4, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  17. Feb 6, 2015 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  18. Feb 6, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. 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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary