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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 451

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Relating to: disciplinary procedures for members of police and fire departments. (FE)

Fire department Police

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, in municipalities with a fire and police commission

(Milwaukee) or a police and fire commission (certain other municipalities with police

or fire departments), disciplinary actions are generally initiated by the chief of the

department and adjudicated by the fire and police commission or police and fire

commission board (board). In general, the chief of the department files charges

(PFCs) or provides a notice of his or her disciplinary action (FPC) and the member

subject to discipline may, respectively, request a hearing before the board or appeal

the action to the board. Under current law, the board determines a hearing or appeal

by a majority vote. Under this bill, the charges filed by the chief of the department

or the disciplinary action taken by the chief are affirmed by the board except upon

a two-thirds vote of the board.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Baldeh (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Conley (D) , Emerson (D) , Hebl (D) , Hong (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Sinicki (D)

1 cosponsors

L. Taylor (D)

Full history

  1. Jul 12, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Bowen, Hong, Anderson, Baldeh, Brostoff, Conley, Emerson, Hebl, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senator L. Taylor

  2. Jul 12, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1