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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 581

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Relating to: compatible offices and positions for city, village, and town elective officeholders. (FE)

Fire department Medical service Municipality — Officers Town — Officers Village — Officers

  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

Under current law, a volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical technician, or

first responder in a city, village, or town whose annual compensation, including

fringe benefits, does not exceed $15,000 may also hold elective office in that city,

village, or town. This bill raises this annual compensation limit to $25,000.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Cowles (R) , Marklein (R) , Wanggaard (R)

9 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Kulp (R) , Novak (R) , Rohrkaste (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Elections and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 5, 2016 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cowles, Wanggaard, Bewley and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Kitchens, Rohrkaste, Kulp, Jarchow, Knodl, Ballweg, A. Ott, E. Brooks and Novak

  2. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Elections and Local Government

  3. Jan 26, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 3, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 3, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 5, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Elections and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Feb 5, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

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

  9. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  13. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Feb 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 2:39 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  17. Feb 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens

  18. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  19. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  20. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  23. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Feb 18, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  25. Mar 14, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-15-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  26. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in

  27. Mar 15, 2016 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  28. Mar 29, 2016 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Mar 29, 2016 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016

  30. Mar 31, 2016 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 341

  31. Mar 31, 2016 · Senate

    Published 3-31-2016