Assembly Bill 324
Increasing the minimum retirement age under the Wisconsin Retirement System and determining final average earnings for the purpose of calculating Wisconsin Retirement System annuities. (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
May 16, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Committee
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
For individuals who first become participating employees in the Wisconsin Retirement System on or after the effective date of this bill, this bill increases the minimum retirement age for general participants from age 55 to age 60 and for protective occupation participants from age 50 to age 52. The bill does not change the minimum retirement age for an individual who was a participating employee in the WRS before the effective date of the bill.
For individuals who first become participating employees in the WRS on or after the effective date of this bill, this bill modifies the formula method for calculating a participant's retirement annuity by calculating the participant's final average earning using the participant's five highest annual earning periods rather than three highest annual earning periods. Under current law, when a WRS participant terminates covered employment and becomes eligible for an annuity, the Department of Employee Trust Funds calculates the participant's annuity amount using two methods and pays the participant an annuity using whichever method results in a higher amount. The first method, known as the formula method, is based on the participant's final average earnings, the participant's number of years of creditable service, and a percentage multiplier. Under current law, a participant's final average earnings is a monthly rate of earnings calculated based on the three annual earnings periods in which the participant's earnings were highest. The second method is to calculate the amount of a money purchase annuity, which is determined based on the sum of a participant's accumulated required and additional contributions plus an amount that equals the participant's accumulated required contributions. This bill does not change the formula method for calculating a participant's annuity if the participant was a participating employee in the WRS before the effective date of the bill.
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Because this bill relates to public employee retirement or pensions, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . All 7 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler August · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 18, 2017
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 18, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 16, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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May 16, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 16, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives August, Hutton, Allen, Duchow, Gannon, Knodl and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Moulton, Kapenga, Nass, Marklein, LeMahieu and Craig
- May 16, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- May 18, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 18, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Rohrkaste added as a coauthor
- Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly
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