Skip to content
Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 943

Reemployment rights, death benefits, and continuation pay benefits of national guard and state defense force members on state active duty and making an appropriation. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 17, 2018. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 9, 2018

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 93 to 0

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 32 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 274

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 17, 2018: “Published 4-17-2018”

Read the bill

Following saves it on this device. New actions show on your Following page. You can also get updates in a feed reader.

What it does

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

This bill makes the following changes to laws administered by the Department of Military Affairs:

1. Requires DMA to continue paying a member of the national guard or state defense force who is injured in the performance of his or her duties while on state active duty. Continuation of pay for a member is at a rate equal to the rate of pay the member was receiving at the time of the injury. The bill provides that a member may receive continuation of pay only until the member is able to return to state active duty or the member's state active duty is terminated. Under the bill, the Department of Administration administers the continuation of pay for injured members of the national guard and state defense force in the same manner DOA administers continuation of pay for state employees.

Read the full summary

2. Requires that DMA pay a death gratuity in the amount of $100,000 to the designated beneficiary of a member of the national guard or state defense force who dies from an accidental injury while performing services growing out of and incidental to the member's employment on state active duty. Current law provides that the Department of Workforce Development pay a special death benefit, in an amount not less than $50,000, to the dependents of a member of the national guard or state defense force who dies from an accidental injury while performing services growing out of and incidental to the member's service on state active duty. Under the bill, DWD does not pay that special death benefit for national guard or state defense force members.

3. Extends eligibility for reemployment rights of individuals returning from active state service to non-state residents and to individuals whose active state service occurred in a territory of the United States. Current law affords such reemployment rights for state residents whose active state service occurred in this or another state.

Who's behind it

Ken Skowronski, a Republican, is its ⁠.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 4 names

Author (1)

Signed on in support (3)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 6 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 14 to 0 · Feb 20, 2018

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 93 to 0 · Feb 22, 2018 · 5 didn't vote

See how each of the 98 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (93)

Didn't vote (5)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 15, 2018

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 15, 2018

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 15, 2018

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 0 · Mar 20, 2018

See how each of the 32 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 17, 2018

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 17, 2018

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 274.

  3. Apr 12, 2018

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 20, 2018

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  5. Mar 20, 2018

    The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.

  6. Mar 15, 2018

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  7. Mar 15, 2018

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)

  8. Mar 15, 2018

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  9. Mar 12, 2018

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  10. Feb 23, 2018

    The Senate received it.

  11. Feb 22, 2018

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  12. Feb 22, 2018

    The Assembly passed it, 93 to 0.

  13. Feb 21, 2018

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Feb 20, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  15. Feb 20, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.

  16. Feb 19, 2018

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  17. Feb 14, 2018

    The committee held a public hearing.

  18. Feb 13, 2018

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  19. Feb 9, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  20. Feb 9, 2018

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Skowronski; cosponsored by Senator Testin

  2. Feb 9, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 14, 2018 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 19, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  8. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:27 PM on 2-22-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 27

  10. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 93, Noes 0

  15. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a coauthor

  16. Feb 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Feb 23, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  19. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  21. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  22. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  23. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  28. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  29. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Mar 29, 2018 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  32. Mar 29, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-29-2018

  33. Apr 12, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-12-2018

  34. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 274

  35. Apr 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-17-2018

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act. 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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary