Senate Bill 424
Leave from employment for the purpose of serving as an organ donor. (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
Dec 3, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 ”
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, an employer, including the state, employing at least 50 individuals on a permanent basis in this state (employer) must permit an employee who has been employed by the employer for more than 52 consecutive weeks and who has worked for the employer for at least 1,000 hours during the preceding 52-week period (employee) to take up to eight weeks of family leave in a 12-month period and up to two weeks of medical leave in a 12-month period. Family leave may be taken for the birth or adoptive placement of a new child or to care for a child, spouse, domestic partner, or parent who has a serious health condition. Medical leave may be taken when the employee has a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the employee's employment duties.
An employee is not entitled to receive wages or salary while taking family or medical leave, but may substitute, for portions of family or medical leave, other types of paid or unpaid leave provided by the employer. An employee who intends to take family or medical leave for the birth or adoptive placement of a child or for planned medical treatment must give the employer advance notice of the birth or adoptive placement or planned medical treatment. In addition, for planned medical treatment, the employee must make a reasonable effort to schedule the medical treatment or supervision so that it does not unduly disrupt the operations of the employer, subject to the approval of the health care provider of the person receiving the medical treatment. Also, if an employee requests family or medical leave due to a serious health condition of the employee or of a child, spouse, domestic partner, or parent, the employer may require certification of that condition from a health care provider or a Christian Science practitioner.
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This bill allows an employee of an employer to take no more than six weeks of leave in a 12-month period for the purpose of serving as a donor of an organ that requires the continuous circulation of blood to remain useful for purposes of transplantation (organ) if the employee provides the employer with written verification that the employee is to serve as an organ donor (organ donation leave).
The bill applies to any employee of an employer regardless of the number of weeks and hours that the employee has worked for the employer, except that the bill does not apply to a state employee who under current law is already permitted to take a leave of absence of 30 workdays for the purpose of serving as an organ donor.
An employee is not entitled to receive wages or salary while taking organ donation leave, but may substitute, for portions of that leave, other types of paid or unpaid leave provided by the employer. An employee who intends to take organ donation leave must give the employer advance notice of the organ donation and must make a reasonable effort to schedule the organ donation so that the organ donation does not unduly disrupt the operations of the employer, subject to the approval of the health care provider of the organ donee.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . 7 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
14 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (14)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
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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Feb 3, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 3, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor and Government Reform.
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Dec 3, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 3, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lassa, Lasee, Bewley, L. Taylor, C. Larson, Ringhand, Harris Dodd and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Mason, Jacque, Ohnstad, Johnson, Milroy, Ballweg, Horlacher, Subeck, C. Taylor, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Kolste, Considine and Riemer
- Dec 3, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor and Government Reform
- Feb 3, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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.
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