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WI AB 794

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Relating to: independent contractor healthcare workers and healthcare worker platforms.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 794 pass?

No. WI AB 794 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 794 about?

WI AB 794 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: independent contractor healthcare workers and healthcare worker platforms.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 794?

Knodl, Wittke, Steffen and 7 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 794.

Introduced
2025-12-23
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Knodlprimary
  • Wittkeprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Neylonprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Gundrumprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-23

    Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Melotik, Neylon, Steffen, Wittke and Knodl; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard

    introduction

  2. 2025-12-23

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-14

    Public hearing held

  4. 2026-01-21

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gundrum

    amendment-introduction

  5. 2026-02-04

    Executive action taken

  6. 2026-02-04

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 10, Noes 5

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-02-04

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 10, Noes 5

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-02-04

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 10, Noes 5

    2026-02-04 · pass · 10-5

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 10, Noes 5

    2026-02-04 · pass · 10-5

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab794

Attribution

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