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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 391

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Relating to: retaliation against a public employee by a public officer and providing a criminal penalty.

Public employee Public officers

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, a public officer is guilty of a Class I felony if he or she initiates

or administers, or threatens to initiate or administer, an official action to retaliate

against a public employee for an action taken in the employee's official capacity, for

an exercise of the employee's rights under the first amendment to the U.S.

Constitution or under article I, section 3, of the Wisconsin Constitution, or for

making a report of fraud, waste, or mismanagement if the public officer's action has

the effect of disciplining the employee.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Kessler (D) , Mason (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D)

3 cosponsors

Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Risser (D)

Full history

  1. Jun 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives C. Taylor, Kessler, Sargent, Mason, Anderson, Sinicki and Ohnstad; cosponsored by Senators Risser, Johnson and L. Taylor

  2. Jun 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1