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2023 SENATE BILL 114
March 8, 2023 - Introduced by Senators JAMES, HESSELBEIN and SPREITZER,
cosponsored by Representatives KURTZ, MYERS, ALLEN, BALDEH, CONLEY,
DITTRICH, DONOVAN, EDMING, GREEN, JACOBSON, MAGNAFICI, MOSES, MURSAU,
PENTERMAN, RATCLIFF, SCHUTT, SINICKI, SUBECK and ORTIZ-VELEZ. Referred to
Committee on Government Operations, Elections and Consumer Protection.
1 AN ACT to amend 230.35 (4) (a) 10., 230.35 (4) (c) and 230.35 (4) (d) (intro.); and
2 to create 230.35 (4) (a) 5m. of the statutes; relating to: the establishment of
3 November 11 as a day on which the offices of the agencies of state government
4 are closed.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill designates November 11, the day on which Veterans Day is
traditionally celebrated, as a state holiday on which state offices are closed. Under
current law, the offices of the agencies of state government are generally closed on
Saturdays, Sundays, and a total of nine state holidays. The bill also increases the
number of regular paid holidays state employees receive annually from nine days to
10 days and eliminates the personal floating holiday provided to state employees in
recognition of Veterans Day.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
5 SECTION 1. 230.35 (4) (a) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:
6 230.35 (4) (a) 5m. November 11.
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SENATE BILL 114 SECTION 2
1 SECTION 2. 230.35 (4) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
2 230.35 (4) (a) 10. The day following if January 1, July 4, November 11, or
3 December 25 falls on Sunday.
4 SECTION 3. 230.35 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
5 230.35 (4) (c) Except as provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12, all
6 employees except limited term employees shall receive 9 10 paid holidays annually
7 in addition to any other authorized paid leave, the time to be at the discretion of the
8 appointing authorities.
9 SECTION 4. 230.35 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
10 230.35 (4) (d) (intro.) In addition to the holidays granted under par. (c) and
11 except as provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12, all employees except
12 limited term employees shall earn 3.5 paid personal holidays each calendar year,
13 plus one additional paid personal holiday each calendar year in recognition of
14 Veterans Day. Eligibility to take the personal holidays during the year earned is
15 subject to the following:
16 SECTION 5.0Effective date.
17 (1) This bill takes effect on the January 1 after publication.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 230.35(4)(a)10, 230.35, 230.35(4)(c), 230.35(4)(d)(intro.)