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WI AB 39

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Relating to: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 39 pass?

No. WI AB 39 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 39 about?

WI AB 39 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 39?

Vos, Tusler, Swearingen and 12 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 39.

Introduced
2025-02-17
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

  • Vosprimary
  • Tuslerprimary
  • Swearingenprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • Nedweskiprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-17

    Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Penterman, Swearingen, Tusler and Vos; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Quinn, Stafsholt and Wanggaard

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-17

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-18

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  4. 2025-04-02

    Public hearing held

  5. 2025-04-09

    Executive action taken

  6. 2025-04-15

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-04-15

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  8. 2025-09-09

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 9-11-2025

    referral

  9. 2025-09-10

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nedweski

    amendment-introduction

  10. 2025-09-11

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  11. 2025-09-11

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Joers

    amendment-introduction

  12. 2025-09-11

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  13. 2025-09-11

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  14. 2025-09-11

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 51, Noes 44

  15. 2025-09-11

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sinicki

    amendment-introduction

  16. 2025-09-11

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  17. 2025-09-11

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  18. 2025-09-11

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 51, Noes 44

  19. 2025-09-11

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  20. 2025-09-11

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  21. 2025-09-11

    Rules suspended

  22. 2025-09-11

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 51, Noes 44, Paired 2

    passage,reading-3

  23. 2025-09-11

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. 2025-09-11

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  25. 2025-09-12

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  26. 2025-09-12

    Available for scheduling

  27. 2025-10-13

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

  28. 2025-10-13

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  29. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  30. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  31. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  32. 2025-10-14

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 17, Noes 16

    passage,reading-3

  33. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. 2025-10-14

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  35. 2025-10-16

    Report correctly enrolled on 10-16-2025

    enrolled

  36. 2025-10-29

    Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025

    executive-receipt

  37. 2025-10-31

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025

    executive-veto

  38. 2026-05-12

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  39. 2026-05-13

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 2

    2025-04-15 · pass · 6-2

  • SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

    2025-09-11 · pass · 51-44

    Member-level votes (95)
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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

  • PASSAGE

    2025-09-11 · pass · 51-44

    Member-level votes (95)
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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

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

    2025-10-13 · pass · 3-2

  • CONCURRENCE

    2025-10-14 · pass · 17-16

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • CARPENTER: no
    • KEYESKI: no
    • SMITH: no
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
    • LARSON: no
    • SPREITZER: no
    • DRAKE: no
    • MARKLEIN: no
    • WALL: no
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: no
    • PFAFF: no
    • WIRCH: no
    • HESSELBEIN: no
    • RATCLIFF: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • ROYS: no

Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab39

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