WI AB 280

• VanderMeerprimary
• Sheehanprimary
• O'Connorprimary
• Mosesprimary
• Melotikprimary
• Kreibichprimary
• Kitchensprimary
• Kaufertprimary
• Gundrumprimary
• Dittrichprimary
• Behnkeprimary
• Armstrongprimary

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1. 2025-05-30

   Introduced by Representatives Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Melotik, Moses, O'Connor, Sheehan and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin and Spreitzer

   introduction

2. 2025-05-30

   Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means

   reading-1,referral-committee

3. 2025-06-09

   Fiscal estimate received

   receipt

4. 2025-06-09

   Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

5. 2025-06-18

   Fiscal estimate received

   receipt

6. 2025-06-24

   Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

7. 2025-07-10

   Representative Tucker added as a coauthor

8. 2025-07-22

   Representative Penterman added as a coauthor

9. 2025-08-21

   Public hearing held

10. 2025-08-26

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Armstrong

    amendment-introduction

11. 2025-08-27

    Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor

12. 2025-09-04

    Executive action taken

13. 2025-09-09

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

14. 2025-09-15

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

15. 2025-09-15

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

16. 2025-09-15

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

17. 2025-10-03

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 10-7-2025

    referral

18. 2025-10-06

    Representatives Fitzgerald, Spaude and Miresse added as coauthors

19. 2025-10-07

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

20. 2025-10-07

    Read a second time

    reading-2

21. 2025-10-07

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

22. 2025-10-07

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

23. 2025-10-07

    Rules suspended

24. 2025-10-07

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 92, Noes 4

    passage,reading-3

25. 2025-10-07

    Ordered immediately messaged

26. 2025-10-07

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

27. 2025-10-08

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

28. 2025-10-08

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

29. 2025-10-08

    Available for scheduling

30. 2025-11-14

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

31. 2025-11-14

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

32. 2025-11-18

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

33. 2025-11-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

34. 2025-11-18

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

    referral-committee

35. 2025-11-18

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

36. 2025-11-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

37. 2025-11-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

38. 2025-11-18

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

    passage,reading-3

39. 2025-11-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

40. 2025-11-19

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

41. 2025-11-19

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025

    enrolled

42. 2025-12-04

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

    executive-receipt

43. 2025-12-10

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 78

    executive-signature

44. 2025-12-10

    Published 12-10-2025

    became-law

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• Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  2025-09-15 · pass · 10-0

• Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Ways and Means, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  2025-09-15 · pass · 10-0

• PASSAGE

  2025-10-07 · pass · 92-4

  Member-level votes (96)

  • ALLEN: 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: yes
  • 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
  • JOHNSON: yes
  • KAUFERT: yes
  • KIRSCH: yes
  • KITCHENS: yes
  • KNODL: yes
  • KREIBICH: yes
  • KRUG: yes
  • KURTZ: yes
  • MADISON: no
  • MAXEY: yes
  • MAYADEV: yes
  • MCCARVILLE: yes
  • MCGUIRE: yes
  • MELOTIK: yes
  • MIRESSE: yes
  • MOORE OMOKUNDE: yes
  • MOSES: yes
  • MURPHY: yes
  • MURSAU: yes
  • NEDWESKI: yes
  • NEYLON: yes
  • NOVAK: yes
  • O'CONNOR: yes
  • ORTIZ-VELEZ: yes
  • PALMERI: yes
  • PENTERMAN: yes
  • PETERSEN: yes
  • PHELPS: no
  • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
  • PRADO: yes
  • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
  • RIVERA-WAGNER: yes
  • RODRIGUEZ: yes
  • ROE: yes
  • SHEEHAN: 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
  • TITTL: yes
  • TRANEL: yes
  • TUCKER: yes
  • TUSLER: yes
  • UDELL: yes
  • VANDERMEER: yes
  • VINING: yes
  • WICHGERS: yes
  • WITTKE: yes
  • ZIMMERMAN: yes
  • SPEAKER: yes

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

  2025-11-14 · pass · 3-2

• CONCURRENCE

  2025-11-18 · pass · 33-0

  Member-level votes (33)

  • BRADLEY: yes
  • JAGLER: yes
  • RATCLIFF: yes
  • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
  • JAMES: yes
  • ROYS: yes
  • CARPENTER: yes
  • JOHNSON: yes
  • SMITH: yes
  • DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
  • KAPENGA: yes
  • SPREITZER: yes
  • DRAKE: yes
  • KEYESKI: yes
  • STAFSHOLT: yes
  • FELZKOWSKI: yes
  • LARSON: yes
  • TESTIN: yes
  • FEYEN: yes
  • LEMAHIEU: yes
  • TOMCZYK: yes
  • HABUSH SINYKIN: yes
  • MARKLEIN: yes
  • WALL: yes
  • HESSELBEIN: yes
  • NASS: yes
  • WANGGAARD: yes
  • HUTTON: yes
  • PFAFF: yes
  • WIMBERGER: yes
  • JACQUE: yes
  • QUINN: yes
  • WIRCH: yes

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