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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Senate Bill 564

Worker's compensation claims by certain public safety employees for post-traumatic stress disorder. (FE)

Stopped before the full Senate voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Nov 20, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 12, 2018: “Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

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

This bill makes changes to the conditions of liability for worker's compensation benefits for a law enforcement officer, a fire fighter, or a member of emergency services personnel (public safety employee) who is diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The bill creates a presumption that a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder in a public safety employee arises out of the employee's employment for purposes of worker's compensation. Current law provides that an employer is liable for accidents or diseases of its employees if the accident or disease causing injury arose out of the employee's employment.

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The bill also provides that, in the case that a public safety employee suffers a mental injury that arises out of his or her employment and results in a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, the employee is not required to show that the mental injury was caused by unusual stress of greater dimensions than the day-to-day emotional strain and tension experienced by similarly situated employees in order for the injury to be compensable under the worker's compensation law. Current law, under School District No. 1 v. DILHR , 62 Wis. 2d 370, 215 N.W.2d 373 (1974), requires that, for a mental injury to be compensable under the worker's compensation law, the mental injury must result “from a situation of greater dimensions than the day-to-day emotional strain and tension which all employees must experience.”

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.

17 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 19 names

Authors (2)

Signed on in support (17)

What it would cost

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

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform vote on an amendment

Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 15, 2018

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

Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform vote to recommend it

Passed, 4 to 1 · Feb 15, 2018

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

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 12, 2018

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  2. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  3. Feb 15, 2018

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.

  4. Feb 15, 2018

    “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  5. Feb 13, 2018

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  6. Dec 12, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Dec 7, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  8. Nov 20, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform.

  9. Nov 20, 2017

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard and Bewley; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Allen, Considine, Anderson, Ballweg, Berceau, Brostoff, Doyle, Genrich, Horlacher, Ohnstad, Sargent, Skowronski, C. Taylor and Tusler

  2. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform

  3. Dec 7, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 12, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 12, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  6. Feb 13, 2018 · Senate

    Representative Rohrkaste added as a cosponsor

  7. Feb 15, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 15, 2018 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Feb 15, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  10. Feb 15, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  12. Apr 12, 2018 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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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

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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

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