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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 6

The waiting period for the employer's share of income continuation insurance premiums for certain teachers employed by the University of Wisconsin System (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Employee Trust Funds)

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 12, 2017

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System pays the gross premium for income continuation insurance coverage for teachers employed by UW System who have more than one year of state service, subject to a 130-day waiting period. This bill changes the waiting period from 130 days to 180 days.

Who's behind it

2 lawmakers are its ⁠. 1 is a Republican. 1 has no party on record.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 3 names

Authors (2)

  • Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
  • by request of Department of Employee Trust Funds

Signed on in support (1)

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 8, 2017

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. Jan 19, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Jan 12, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.

  5. Jan 12, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Ott, by request of Department of Employee Trust Funds

  2. Jan 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Jan 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  5. 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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor