Assembly Bill 284
Discretionary merit awards by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor
Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Aug 6, 2019. Lawmakers did not , so it stands.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 7, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 61 to 35
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 19 to 14
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Governor, stopped here
Vetoed Aug 6, 2019.
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, May 12, 2020: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”
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Terms on this page
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
Legislative Reference Bureau
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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.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to develop a discretionary merit award program for the purpose of providing lump sum monetary awards to classified employees under the discretionary merit award program implemented by the Department of Administration under current law. The bill requires DOT to consider making awards to employees who have implemented business processes that created significant cost savings, efficiency, or innovation.
Who's behind it
16 lawmakers are its . All 16 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (16)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 4 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 4 · Jun 18, 2019
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 Transportation, Ayes 8, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 61 to 35 · Jun 20, 2019 · 3 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (61)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Bob Kulp (R, 69)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Cody Horlacher (R, 33)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Gae Magnafici (R, 28)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Plumer (R, 42)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Loren Oldenburg (R, 96)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Mike Rohrkaste (R, 55)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Timothy Ramthun (R, 59)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Tyler Vorpagel (R, 27)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (35)
- Amanda Stuck (D, 57)
- Beth Meyers (D, 74)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- David Bowen (D, 10)
- David Crowley (D, 17)
- Debra Kolste (D, 44)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Don Vruwink (D, 43)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Jonathan Brostoff (D, 19)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- LaKeshia Myers (D, 12)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Marisabel Cabrera (D, 9)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Staush Gruszynski (D, 90)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
Didn't vote (3)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Melissa Sargent (D, 48)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Jun 21, 2019
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, 19 to 14 · Jun 26, 2019
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (19)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Roger Roth (R, 19)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (14)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Patty Schachtner (D, 10)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 12, 2020
The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.
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Aug 6, 2019
The governor vetoed it.
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Aug 1, 2019
Sent to the governor.
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Jun 26, 2019
The Senate passed it too, 19 to 14.
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Jun 21, 2019
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Jun 21, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jun 21, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 20, 2019
The Senate received it.
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Jun 20, 2019
The Assembly passed it, 61 to 35.
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Jun 19, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 18, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 18, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 4.
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Jun 13, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 11, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 11, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 10, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 7, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Jun 7, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 7, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Felzkowski, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Hutton, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Neylon, Ott, Quinn, Ramthun, Sortwell, Tauchen, Wichgers and Allen; cosponsored by Senators Craig, Kapenga, Nass and Bernier
- Jun 7, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Jun 10, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 11, 2019 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jun 11, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Skowronski added as a coauthor
- Jun 13, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 13, 2019 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 8, Noes 4
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-20-2019 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 19, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Edming added as a coauthor
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 61, Noes 35
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 20, 2019 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jun 21, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 21, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jun 21, 2019 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 21, 2019 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Jun 21, 2019 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-26-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 26, 2019 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 26, 2019 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 26, 2019 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jun 26, 2019 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14
- Jun 26, 2019 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 26, 2019 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Jul 1, 2019 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 7-1-2019
- Aug 1, 2019 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 8-1-2019
- Aug 6, 2019 · Assembly
Report vetoed by the Governor on 8-6-2019
- May 12, 2020 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-12-2020 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- May 12, 2020 · Assembly
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Terms on this page
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote