WI AB 651
enactedRelating to: various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did WI AB 651 pass?
Yes. WI AB 651 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-30): Published 3-31-2026
What is WI AB 651 about?
WI AB 651 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)”.
- Introduced
- 2025-11-13
- Latest action
- 2026-03-30 — Published 3-31-2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
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Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-30
Published 3-31-2026
became-law
2026-03-30
Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 145
executive-signature
2026-03-26
Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
executive-receipt
2026-02-13
Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-2026
enrolled
2026-02-12
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-02-11
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-11
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
passage,reading-3
2026-02-11
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-11
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-11
Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
amendment-failure
2026-02-11
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-11
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch
amendment-introduction
2026-02-10
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2026-02-09
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-09
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-01-23
Available for scheduling
2026-01-23
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-20
Received from Assembly
receipt
2026-01-20
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-20
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0
passage,reading-3
2026-01-20
Rules suspended
2026-01-20
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-01-20
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-01-20
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-01-14
Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-01-14
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Report passage as amended 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
Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance
2026-01-13
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2026-01-13
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)
referral-committee
2026-01-06
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
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
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-06
Executive action taken
2025-12-29
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Melotik
amendment-introduction
2025-11-13
Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor
2025-11-13
Public hearing held
2025-11-13
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-11-13
Introduced by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment
introduction
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Votes
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3
2026-01-06 · pass · 6-3
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 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
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
2026-02-09 · pass · 3-2
Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-02-11 · pass · 18-15
CONCURRENCE
2026-02-11 · pass · 32-1
Member-level votes (33)
- BRADLEY: yes
- JAGLER: yes
- ROYS: yes
- CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
- JAMES: yes
- SMITH: yes
- CARPENTER: yes
- JOHNSON: yes
- SPREITZER: yes
- DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
- KEYESKI: yes
- STAFSHOLT: yes
- DRAKE: yes
- LARSON: yes
- TESTIN: yes
- FELZKOWSKI: yes
- LEMAHIEU: yes
- TOMCZYK: yes
- FEYEN: yes
- MARKLEIN: yes
- WALL: yes
- HABUSH SINYKIN: yes
- NASS: yes
- WANGGAARD: yes
- HESSELBEIN: yes
- PFAFF: yes
- WIMBERGER: yes
- HUTTON: yes
- QUINN: yes
- WIRCH: yes
- JACQUE: yes
- RATCLIFF: yes
- KAPENGA: no
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