Various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty
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2025-2026 legislature
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Introduced by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment · Nov 13, 2025
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Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment · Nov 13, 2025
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Public hearing held · Nov 13, 2025
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Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor · Nov 13, 2025
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Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Melotik · Dec 29, 2025
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Executive action taken · Jan 6, 2026
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Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3 · Jan 6, 2026
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Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 9, Noes 0 · Jan 6, 2026
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Referred to committee on Rules · Jan 6, 2026
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Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a) · Jan 13, 2026
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Fiscal estimate received · Jan 13, 2026
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Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance · Jan 14, 2026
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Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 · Jan 14, 2026
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Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 · Jan 14, 2026
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Referred to committee on Rules · Jan 14, 2026
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Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules · Jan 14, 2026
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Read a second time · Jan 20, 2026
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Assembly Amendment 1 adopted · Jan 20, 2026
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Ordered to a third reading · Jan 20, 2026
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Rules suspended · Jan 20, 2026
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Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0 · Jan 20, 2026
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Ordered immediately messaged · Jan 20, 2026
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Received from Assembly · Jan 20, 2026
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Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization · Jan 23, 2026
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Available for scheduling · Jan 23, 2026
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Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 · Feb 9, 2026
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Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Feb 9, 2026
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Fiscal estimate received · Feb 10, 2026
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Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch · Feb 11, 2026
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Read a second time · Feb 11, 2026
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Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 · Feb 11, 2026
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Ordered to a third reading · Feb 11, 2026
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Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Feb 11, 2026
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Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1 · Feb 11, 2026
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Ordered immediately messaged · Feb 11, 2026
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Received from Senate concurred in · Feb 12, 2026
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Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-2026 · Feb 13, 2026
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Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026 · Mar 26, 2026
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Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 145 · Mar 30, 2026
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Published 3-31-2026 · Mar 30, 2026
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Recorded votes
CONCURRENCESenate · 2026-02-11 · AYES 32, NAYS 1, NOT VOTING 0
REJECT AMENDMENTSenate · 2026-02-11 · AYES 18, NAYS 15, NOT VOTING 0
PASSAGEAssembly · 2026-01-20 · AYES 97, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 2, PAIRED 0
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