Assembly Bill 451
Disciplinary procedures for members of police and fire departments. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jul 12, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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.
Who's behind it
11 representatives are its . All 11 are Democrats.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (11)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Greta Neubauer · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jul 12, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Jul 12, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- 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
- Jul 12, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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