WI AB 168
deadRelating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 168 pass?
No. WI AB 168 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-05-13). Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
What is WI AB 168 about?
WI AB 168 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI AB 168?
Dittrich, Gundrum, B. Jacobson and 7 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 168.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-08
- Latest action
- 2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Dittrichprimary
- Gundrumprimary
- B. Jacobsonprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Murphyprimary
- Duchowprimary
- Greenprimary
- Nedweskiprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Kreibichprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-04-08
Introduced by Representatives Kreibich, O'Connor, Nedweski, Green, Duchow, Murphy, Knodl, B. Jacobson, Gundrum and Dittrich; cosponsored by Senator Feyen
introduction
2025-04-08
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-09
Public hearing held
2025-04-17
Executive action taken
2025-04-17
Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-17
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2025-04-17
Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-04-22
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-04-22
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-04-22
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-04-22
Rules suspended
2025-04-22
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 42, Paired 2
passage,reading-3
2025-04-22
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-04-23
Received from Assembly
receipt
2025-04-24
Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-05-06
Public hearing held
2025-08-19
Executive action taken
2025-08-19
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2
committee-passage-favorable
2025-08-19
Available for scheduling
2025-10-13
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-10-14
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-10-14
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-10-14
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-10-14
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15
passage,reading-3
2025-10-14
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-10-14
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2025-10-17
Report correctly enrolled on 10-17-2025
enrolled
2025-10-29
Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025
executive-receipt
2025-10-31
Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025
executive-veto
2026-05-12
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
2026-05-13
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
failure
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Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3
2025-04-17 · pass · 6-3
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
CONCURRENCE
2025-10-14 · pass · 18-15
Member-level votes (33)
- BRADLEY: yes
- JAGLER: yes
- QUINN: yes
- CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
- JAMES: yes
- STAFSHOLT: yes
- FELZKOWSKI: yes
- KAPENGA: yes
- TESTIN: yes
- FEYEN: yes
- LEMAHIEU: yes
- TOMCZYK: yes
- HUTTON: yes
- MARKLEIN: yes
- WANGGAARD: yes
- JACQUE: yes
- NASS: yes
- WIMBERGER: yes
- CARPENTER: no
- JOHNSON: no
- ROYS: no
- DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
- KEYESKI: no
- SMITH: no
- DRAKE: no
- LARSON: no
- SPREITZER: no
- HABUSH SINYKIN: no
- PFAFF: no
- WALL: no
- HESSELBEIN: no
- RATCLIFF: no
- WIRCH: no
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