2011 Wisconsin Act 10

2011 Wisconsin Act 10
2011 Wisconsin Act 10
Wisconsin Legislature
	Long title An Act relating to: state finances, collective bargaining for public employees, compensation and fringe benefits of public employees, the state civil service system, the Medical Assistance program ;
Territorial extent	Wisconsin
Enacted	March 11, 2011
Signed by	Scott Walker
Legislative history
Bill title	2011 JR1 Assembly Bill 11
Introduced by	Committee on Assembly Organization, on behalf of the Governor
Introduced	February 15, 2011
Finally passed both chambers	March 10, 2011
	Status: In force

The 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, also known as the Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill, is legislation proposed by Republican Governor Scott Walker and passed by the Wisconsin Legislature to address a projected $3.6 billion budget deficit. The legislation primarily affects the following areas: collective bargaining, compensation, retirement, health insurance, and sick leave of public sector employees. In response, unions and other groups organized protests inside and around the state capitol. The bill was passed into law and became effective as of June 29, 2011. Public employees exempt from the changes to the collective bargaining law include firefighters and most law enforcement workers. The bill was ruled to be constitutional by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in July 2014, after three years of litigation.

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