WI AB 650
deadRelating to: funding for identity verification under the unemployment insurance law and making an appropriation. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 650 pass?
No. WI AB 650 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-05-13). Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Partial veto failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
What is WI AB 650 about?
WI AB 650 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: funding for identity verification under the unemployment insurance law and making an appropriation. (FE)”.
- Introduced
- 2025-11-13
- Latest action
- 2026-05-13 — Partial veto failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
Not provided by source.
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-11-13
Introduced by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment
introduction
2025-11-13
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-11-13
Public hearing held
2025-12-29
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Melotik
amendment-introduction
2026-01-06
Executive action taken
2026-01-06
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 9, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-06
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 9, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-06
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-01-13
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance
amendment-introduction
2026-01-14
Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance
2026-01-14
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-14
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-14
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-14
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-01-20
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-01-20
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-01-20
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-01-20
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-01-20
Rules suspended
2026-01-20
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0
passage,reading-3
2026-01-20
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-20
Received from Assembly
receipt
2026-01-22
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2026-01-23
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-23
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, Ayes 33, Noes 0
passage,reading-3
2026-03-17
Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
2026-03-17
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-18
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-03-24
Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026
enrolled
2026-03-26
Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
executive-receipt
2026-03-30
Report approved by the Governor with partial veto on 3-30-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 144
executive-veto-line-item
2026-03-30
Published 3-31-2026
became-law
2026-05-12
Partial veto placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
2026-05-13
Partial veto failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
failure
Versions
Documents
Votes
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 9, Noes 0
2026-01-06 · pass · 9-0
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 9, Noes 0
2026-01-06 · pass · 9-0
Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
2026-01-14 · pass · 16-0
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
2026-01-14 · pass · 16-0
Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
2026-01-14 · pass · 16-0
PASSAGE
2026-01-20 · pass · 97-0
Member-level votes (97)
- ALLEN: yes
- ANDERSON: 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: yes
- 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
- HONG: yes
- 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: yes
- MAXEY: yes
- MAYADEV: yes
- MCCARVILLE: yes
- MCGUIRE: yes
- MELOTIK: yes
- MIRESSE: yes
- MOORE OMOKUNDE: yes
- MOSES: yes
- MURPHY: yes
- MURSAU: yes
- NEDWESKI: yes
- NEUBAUER: yes
- NEYLON: yes
- NOVAK: yes
- O'CONNOR: yes
- ORTIZ-VELEZ: yes
- PALMERI: yes
- PENTERMAN: yes
- PETERSEN: yes
- PHELPS: yes
- 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
- TENORIO: 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
2026-03-16 · pass · 3-2
CONCURRENCE
2026-03-17 · 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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