WI AB 281

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

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 281 pass?

No. WI AB 281 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 281 about?

WI AB 281 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 281?

Wichgers, Steffen, Mursau and 10 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 281.

Introduced: 2025-05-30
Latest action: 2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2025-05-30
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
introduction
2025-05-30
Read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-10-02
Public hearing held
2025-10-02
Executive action taken
2025-10-06
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-10-08
Report passage recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 4, Noes 2
committee-passage-favorable
2025-10-08
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2025-10-09
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-10-09
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-10-10
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-10-14
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-10-22
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-11-03
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2026-01-08
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-01-13
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-01-13
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-01-13
Rules suspended
2026-01-13
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 45
passage,reading-3
2026-01-13
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-14
Received from Assembly
receipt
2026-01-14
Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-03-16
Withdrawn from committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)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-committee
2026-03-16
Available for scheduling
2026-03-16
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-16
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-17
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-03-17
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-03-17
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2026-03-17
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-18
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-03-25
Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026
enrolled
2026-04-02
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-03
Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026
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 Commerce, Ayes 4, Noes 2
2025-10-08 · pass · 4-2
PASSAGE
2026-01-13 · pass · 54-45
Member-level votes (99)
- 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
- MIRESSE: no
- MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
- 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
- ZIMMERMAN: yes
- SPEAKER: yes
- ALLEN: yes
- ANDERSON: no
- ANDRACA: 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
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-16 · pass · 3-2

Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab281

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