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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 604

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Relating to: fingerprinting and conducting background investigations of employees in the state civil service or of a political subdivision, and of individuals performing contractual services for the state, who have access to federal tax information. (FE)

Civil service Contracts Criminal identification and investigation Public employee Taxation

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under the bill, before appointing an individual to a position in the state civil

service or with a political subdivision, the duties of which require the individual to

have access to federal tax information, the appointing authority for the position must

conduct a background check on the individual, which may include fingerprinting.

The bill also allows the appointing authority or a political subdivision to conduct

additional background checks on an individual who is appointed to such a position.

The bill requires the same background checks to be completed for individuals who

perform services under a contract with the state if the contract requires the

individual to have access to federal tax information.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Marklein (R) , Wanggaard (R)

8 cosponsors

Katsma (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Macco (R) , Mursau (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Spiros (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 0

Passed 4–0 Jan 17, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 0

Passed 4–0 Jan 17, 2018 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 30, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Marklein and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Katsma, Kremer, Macco, Rohrkaste, Spiros, Tusler and Mursau

  2. Nov 30, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Dec 7, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 7, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein

  5. Dec 18, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Marklein

  6. Dec 18, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jan 4, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Jan 10, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Jan 17, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 0

  10. Jan 17, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Jan 17, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  12. Jan 17, 2018 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 0

  13. Jan 19, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-23-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  15. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 adopted

  16. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  18. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Jan 23, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Jan 23, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  21. Feb 7, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  22. Feb 8, 2018 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-13-2018 by Committee on Rules

  23. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  24. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  27. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Feb 13, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Feb 14, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  30. Feb 22, 2018 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  31. Feb 22, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  32. Feb 22, 2018 · Senate

    LRB correction

  33. Mar 26, 2018 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2018

  34. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-28-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 154

  35. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Published 3-29-2018