WI AB570 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 50)
Status: Failed on April 13 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-13 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

An Act to amend 111.39 (4) (d) and 814.04 (intro.); and to create 111.39 (5) (d) and 111.397 of the statutes; Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing to pay compensatory and punitive damages. (FE)

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Title

Authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing to pay compensatory and punitive damages. (FE)

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-04-13HouseFailed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2016-02-02HouseFiscal estimate received
2016-01-19HouseRefused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Workforce Development and take up, Ayes 35, Noes 61
2015-12-07HouseRead first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development
2015-12-07HouseIntroduced

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