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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 422

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Relating to: exclusion of a franchisor as the employer of a franchisee or of an employee of a franchisee. (FE)

Discrimination in employment Employment Franchise Unemployment insurance Wage — Minimum Wage — Payment Worker_s compensation

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill excludes a franchisor as the employer of a franchisee or of an employee

of a franchisee for purposes of certain laws relating to employment. Specifically, the

bill provides that for purposes of the laws relating to worker's compensation,

unemployment insurance, employment discrimination, minimum wage, and wage

payments, a franchisor is not considered to be the employer of a franchisee or of an

employee of a franchisee, unless any of the following applies:

1. The franchisor has agreed in writing to assume that role.

2. The franchisor has been found to have exercised a type or degree of control

over the franchisee or the franchisee's employees that is not customarily exercised

by a franchisor for the purpose of protecting the franchisor's trademarks and brand.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Kapenga (R) , Marklein (R) , Stroebel (R)

13 cosponsors

Born (R) , Craig (R) , Gannon (R) , Hutton (R) , Jarchow (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Murphy (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Tittl (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Labor and Government Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 4, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Labor and Government Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 4, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 13

Passed 19–13 Feb 9, 2016 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Dec 3, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Marklein and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Kuglitsch, Born, R. Brooks, Craig, Gannon, Hutton, Jarchow, Knodl, Murphy, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Skowronski and Tittl

  2. Dec 3, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor and Government Reform

  3. Jan 14, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 3, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Kapenga

  5. Feb 3, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 4, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 4, 2016 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Labor and Government Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Feb 4, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Labor and Government Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  9. Feb 4, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  16. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Feb 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 2:25 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  20. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  23. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Feb 18, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  26. Feb 25, 2016 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  27. Mar 2, 2016 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-1-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 203

  28. Mar 2, 2016 · Senate

    Published 3-2-2016