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WI AB 164

in committee

Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 164 pass?

Not yet. WI AB 164 is in committee as of 2026-03-23 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 164 about?

WI AB 164 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 164?

Allen, Wittke, Wichgers and 11 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 164.

Introduced
2025-04-08
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Allenprimary
  • Wittkeprimary
  • Wichgersprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Nedweskiprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Duchowprimary
  • Dallmanprimary
  • Snyderprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-08

    Introduced by Representatives B. Jacobson, Snyder, Dallman, Duchow, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Nedweski, Murphy, O'Connor, Wichgers, Wittke and Allen; cosponsored by Senator Jacque

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-08

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-10

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-04-15

    Executive action taken

  5. 2025-04-15

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-04-15

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-04-17

    Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules

  8. 2025-04-22

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  9. 2025-04-22

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  10. 2025-04-22

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2025-04-22

    Rules suspended

  12. 2025-04-22

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 42, Paired 2

    passage,reading-3

  13. 2025-04-22

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. 2025-04-23

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  15. 2025-04-24

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2025-05-06

    Public hearing held

  17. 2025-08-19

    Executive action taken

  18. 2025-08-19

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-08-19

    Available for scheduling

  20. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2

    2025-04-15 · pass · 4-2

  • PASSAGE

    2025-04-22 · pass · 53-42

    Member-level votes (95)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: no
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: no
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: no
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: no
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: no
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: no
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: no
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes
  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2025-08-19 · pass · 3-2

Related bills

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