Various changes to the unemployment insurance law
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Reached a final decision
Vetoed
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2025-2026 legislature
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Introduced by Representatives Knodl, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Dittrich, Duchow, Green, Gundrum, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Marklein and Kape · Apr 8, 2025
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Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment · Apr 8, 2025
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Public hearing held · Apr 9, 2025
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Executive action taken · Apr 17, 2025
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Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3 · Apr 17, 2025
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Referred to committee on Rules · Apr 17, 2025
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Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules · Apr 17, 2025
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Fiscal estimate received · Apr 22, 2025
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Read a second time · Apr 22, 2025
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Ordered to a third reading · Apr 22, 2025
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Rules suspended · Apr 22, 2025
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Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 42, Paired 2 · Apr 22, 2025
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Ordered immediately messaged · Apr 22, 2025
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Received from Assembly · Apr 23, 2025
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Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development · Apr 24, 2025
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Public hearing held · May 6, 2025
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Executive action taken · Aug 19, 2025
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Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2 · Aug 19, 2025
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Available for scheduling · Aug 19, 2025
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Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Oct 13, 2025
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Read a second time · Oct 14, 2025
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Ordered to a third reading · Oct 14, 2025
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Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Oct 14, 2025
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Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15 · Oct 14, 2025
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Ordered immediately messaged · Oct 14, 2025
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Received from Senate concurred in · Oct 14, 2025
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Report correctly enrolled on 10-20-2025 · Oct 20, 2025
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Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025 · Oct 29, 2025
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Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025 · Oct 31, 2025
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Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a) · May 12, 2026
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Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 · May 13, 2026
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The numbers
11
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
CONCURRENCESenate · 2025-10-14 · AYES 18, NAYS 15, NOT VOTING 0
PASSAGEAssembly · 2025-04-22 · AYES 53, NAYS 42, NOT VOTING 2, PAIRED 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Wisconsin legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (May 13, 2026).