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Wisconsin Legislature · SB 431 · S - Veto sustained

Discrimination based on arrest record under the fair employment law

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “discrimination based on arrest record under the fair employment law. Read the full text

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2025-2026 legislature

Where it is

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Introduced by Senators Wanggaard and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Behnke, Green, Kitchens, Knodl, Murphy, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Stubbs · Sep 29, 2025

Senate

Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development · Sep 29, 2025

Senate

Public hearing held · Jan 7, 2026

Senate

Executive action taken · Jan 16, 2026

Senate

Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2 · Jan 16, 2026

Senate

Available for scheduling · Jan 16, 2026

Senate

Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Feb 9, 2026

Senate

Representative Stubbs withdrawn as a cosponsor · Feb 10, 2026

Senate

Read a second time · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Ordered to a third reading · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15 · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Ordered immediately messaged · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Received from Senate · Feb 12, 2026

Assembly

Referred to committee on Rules · Feb 18, 2026

Assembly

Made a special order of business at 11:20 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 · Feb 18, 2026

Assembly

Read a second time · Feb 19, 2026

Assembly

Ordered to a third reading · Feb 19, 2026

Assembly

Rules suspended · Feb 19, 2026

Assembly

Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 54, Noes 41 · Feb 19, 2026

Assembly

Ordered immediately messaged · Feb 19, 2026

Assembly

Received from Assembly concurred in · Feb 23, 2026

Senate

Report correctly enrolled · Feb 24, 2026

Senate

Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026 · Mar 26, 2026

Senate

Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-27-2026 · Mar 27, 2026

Senate

Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a) · May 12, 2026

Senate

Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 · May 13, 2026

Senate

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

WanggaardNass

Recorded votes

CONCURRENCEAssembly · 2026-02-19 · AYES 54, NAYS 41, NOT VOTING 4, PAIRED 0
PASSAGESenate · 2026-02-11 · AYES 18, NAYS 15, NOT VOTING 0
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).