Senate Bill 233
Withholding from a Wisconsin Retirement System lump sum payment or annuity to satisfy an order of restitution
Became law
The governor signed it on Jan 22, 2020. It's .
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Introduced, passed
May 23, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Nov 5, 2019
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 15, 2020
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 71
Latest entry in the official record, Jan 22, 2020: “Published 1-22-2020”
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill authorizes the Department of Employee Trust Funds to withhold money from a participant's Wisconsin Retirement System annuity or lump sum payment if DETF is ordered to do so by a court in a restitution order. Similarly, the bill authorizes DETF to deliver any money withheld from an annuity or lump sum payment under a restitution order as directed by the court in the order. Under the bill, a court may issue a restitution order that requires DETF to withhold from a WRS annuity or lump sum payment only if 1) the crime for which the restitution is ordered is both theft and misconduct in public office; 2) the crime resulted in a loss to the defendant's employer and the defendant's employer participates in the WRS; and 3) the crime is a felony.
Because this bill relates to public employee retirement or pensions, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
Who's behind it
9 senators are its . 8 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
20 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (20)
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 3, 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 Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Jan 22, 2020
The new law was published.
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Jan 22, 2020
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 71.
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Jan 17, 2020
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 15, 2020
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 13, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 6, 2019
The Assembly received it.
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Nov 5, 2019
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 3, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Sep 24, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 23, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection.
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May 23, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 23, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Bernier, Cowles, Craig, Marklein, Nass, Smith, Stroebel, Wanggaard and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Petryk, Pronschinske, Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, Kurtz, Quinn, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Skowronski, Sortwell, Summerfield, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt and Tusler
- May 23, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection
- Sep 24, 2019 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 3, 2019 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 3, 2019 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 3, 2019 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 1, 2019 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Read a second time
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 5, 2019 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 6, 2019 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 13, 2020 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-15-2020 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 15, 2020 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 15, 2020 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 16, 2020 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Jan 17, 2020 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 1-17-2020
- Jan 22, 2020 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 1-21-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 71
- Jan 22, 2020 · Senate
Published 1-22-2020
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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote