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State Government / Wisconsin / Legislation / AB 281

AB 281Session 2025HouseVetoed

Relating to: the employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

No separate plain-language summary is currently available from the source.

Latest development · May 13, 2026

Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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Session
2025
Introduced
May 30, 2025
Latest passage
Mar 17, 2026
TopicsSponsorsActionsDiscussion

Topics and classification

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Labor & Employment

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBrill
Primary sponsorBrooks
Primary sponsorDittrich
Primary sponsorGoeben
Primary sponsorKnodl
Primary sponsorKreibich
Primary sponsorMaxey
Primary sponsorMelotik
Primary sponsorMurphy
Primary sponsorMursau
Primary sponsorPiwowarczyk
Primary sponsorSteffen
Primary sponsorWichgers

Action timeline

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  1. May 13, 2026

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

    FailureAssembly
  2. May 12, 2026

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

    Assembly
  3. Apr 3, 2026

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

    Executive VetoAssembly
  4. Apr 2, 2026

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    Executive ReceiptAssembly
  5. Mar 25, 2026

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026

    EnrolledAssembly
  6. Mar 18, 2026

    Received from Senate concurred in

    ReceiptAssembly
  7. Mar 17, 2026

    Ordered immediately messaged

    Senate
  8. Mar 17, 2026

    Read a third time and concurred in

    PassageReading 3Senate
  9. Mar 17, 2026

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

    Senate
  10. Mar 17, 2026

    Ordered to a third reading

    Reading 3Senate
  11. Mar 17, 2026

    Read a second time

    Reading 2Senate
  12. Mar 16, 2026

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

    Senate
  13. Mar 16, 2026

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

    Senate
  14. Mar 16, 2026

    Available for scheduling

    Senate
  15. Mar 16, 2026

    Withdrawn from committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  16. Jan 14, 2026

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeSenate
  17. Jan 14, 2026

    Received from Assembly

    ReceiptSenate
  18. Jan 13, 2026

    Ordered immediately messaged

    Assembly
  19. Jan 13, 2026

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 45

    PassageReading 3Assembly
  20. Jan 13, 2026

    Rules suspended

    Assembly
  21. Jan 13, 2026

    Ordered to a third reading

    Reading 3Assembly
  22. Jan 13, 2026

    Read a second time

    Reading 2Assembly
  23. Jan 8, 2026

    Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

    Assembly
  24. Nov 3, 2025

    Fiscal estimate received

    ReceiptAssembly
  25. Oct 22, 2025

    Fiscal estimate received

    ReceiptAssembly
  26. Oct 14, 2025

    Fiscal estimate received

    ReceiptAssembly
  27. Oct 10, 2025

    Fiscal estimate received

    ReceiptAssembly
  28. Oct 9, 2025

    Fiscal estimate received

    ReceiptAssembly
  29. Oct 9, 2025

    Fiscal estimate received

    ReceiptAssembly
  30. Oct 8, 2025

    Referred to committee on Rules

    Referral CommitteeAssembly
  31. Oct 8, 2025

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 4, Noes 2

    Committee Passage FavorableAssembly
  32. Oct 6, 2025

    Fiscal estimate received

    ReceiptAssembly
  33. Oct 2, 2025

    Executive action taken

    Assembly
  34. Oct 2, 2025

    Public hearing held

    Assembly
  35. May 30, 2025

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeAssembly
  36. May 30, 2025

    Introduced by Representatives Piwowarczyk, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Goeben, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Jagler, Nass and Tomczyk

    IntroductionAssembly

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