WI AB 512
deadRelating to: prohibiting an employer from relying on information about a prospective employee’s compensation when making employment decisions or inquiring about a prospective employee’s compensation and from restricting an employee’s right to disclose compensation information, allowing actions in circuit court, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 512 pass?
No. WI AB 512 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
What is WI AB 512 about?
WI AB 512 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: prohibiting an employer from relying on information about a prospective employee’s compensation when making employment decisions or inquiring about a prospective employee’s compensation and from restricting an employee’s right to disclose compensation information, allowing actions in circuit court, and providing a penalty. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI AB 512?
Udell, Sheehan, Palmeri and 27 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 512.
- Introduced
- 2025-10-15
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Udellprimary
- Sheehanprimary
- Palmeriprimary
- Tenorioprimary
- Subeckprimary
- Stubbsprimary
- Stroudprimary
- Snodgrassprimary
- Roeprimary
- Phelpsprimary
- Ortiz-Velezprimary
- Moore Omokundeprimary
- McCarvilleprimary
- Mayadevprimary
- Madisonprimary
- Kirschprimary
- Joersprimary
- Doyleprimary
- DeSmidtprimary
- Clancyprimary
- Andersonprimary
- Brownprimary
- Bareprimary
- Arneyprimary
- Miresseprimary
- Andracaprimary
- Hongprimary
- Goodwinprimary
- Fitzgeraldprimary
- Sinickiprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-10-15
Introduced by Representatives Sinicki, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Andraca, Miresse, Arney, Bare, Brown, Anderson, Clancy, DeSmidt, Doyle, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Palmeri, Sheehan and Udell; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch
introduction
2025-10-15
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-12-01
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
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Votes
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Related bills
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