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WI AB 1004

enacted

Relating to: prohibiting education employers from entering into certain agreements related to information about alleged immoral conduct by an employee and civil immunity for information provided to a prospective employer.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 1004 pass?

Yes. WI AB 1004 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-03. Latest recorded action (2026-04-03): Published 4-4-2026

What is WI AB 1004 about?

WI AB 1004 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: prohibiting education employers from entering into certain agreements related to information about alleged immoral conduct by an employee and civil immunity for information provided to a prospective employer.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 1004?

Goeben, Wichgers, Piwowarczyk and 6 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 1004.

Introduced
2026-02-03
Latest action
2026-04-03 — Published 4-4-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Goebenprimary
  • Wichgersprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Nedweskiprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-03

    Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Wichgers and Goeben; cosponsored by Senators James and Jacque

    introduction

  2. 2026-02-03

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-04

    Representative Knodl added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-02-05

    Public hearing held

  5. 2026-02-05

    Representative Duchow added as a coauthor

  6. 2026-02-06

    Senator Nass added as a cosponsor

  7. 2026-02-11

    Executive action taken

  8. 2026-02-11

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 3

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-02-11

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 12:03 PM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  11. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  13. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  14. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 87, Noes 8

    passage,reading-3

  15. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  17. 2026-02-25

    Read first time and referred to committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  18. 2026-03-03

    Public hearing held

  19. 2026-03-06

    Executive action taken

  20. 2026-03-06

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-03-06

    Available for scheduling

  22. 2026-03-16

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

  23. 2026-03-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  24. 2026-03-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  25. 2026-03-17

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  26. 2026-03-17

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  27. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  29. 2026-03-20

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026

    enrolled

  30. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  31. 2026-04-03

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 186

    executive-signature

  32. 2026-04-03

    Published 4-4-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 10, Noes 3

    2026-02-11 · pass · 10-3

  • PASSAGE

    2026-02-19 · pass · 87-8

    Member-level votes (95)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • ANDRACA: yes
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: yes
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: yes
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: yes
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: yes
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: yes
    • DESMIDT: yes
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: yes
    • FITZGERALD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: yes
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: yes
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: yes
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: yes
    • JOERS: yes
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: yes
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: yes
    • MCGUIRE: yes
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: yes
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: yes
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: yes
    • PALMERI: yes
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: yes
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: yes
    • SINICKI: yes
    • SNODGRASS: yes
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: yes
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: yes
    • STUBBS: yes
    • SUBECK: yes
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: yes
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes
  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 4, Noes 1

    2026-03-06 · pass · 4-1

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