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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 839

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Relating to: compensation for certain employees of the Department of Corrections who are transferred to the Department of Health Services. (FE)

Corrections department of Health services department of — Corrections Mental health — Hospitals and institutes Public employee

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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

This bill provides that employees of the Department of Corrections who provide

security services at the Wisconsin Resource Center and who are transferred to the

Department of Health Services by

2023 Wisconsin Act 19

, the biennial budget act,

are entitled to any raises, wage supplements, or enhancements while employed by

DHS to perform security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center that they

would have received or been entitled to receive if the employee's position had

remained with DOC, and any raises, wage supplements, or enhancements that are

provided to similarly situated employees of DOC who are employed at maximum

security facilities.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R)

7 cosponsors

Brandtjen (R) , Maxey (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Sapik (R) , Schraa (R) , Stubbs (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 6, 2024 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. Dec 26, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Feyen, Ballweg and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Representatives Schraa, Brandtjen, Maxey, O'Connor, Penterman, Sapik and Stubbs

  2. Dec 26, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations

  3. Jan 4, 2024 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 1, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 5, 2024 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 6, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 6, 2024 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Feb 6, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1