WI SB 198
deadRelating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and requiring approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain federally authorized unemployment benefits. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did WI SB 198 pass?
No. WI SB 198 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
What is WI SB 198 about?
WI SB 198 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and requiring approval by the Joint Committee on Finance of certain federally authorized unemployment benefits. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI SB 198?
Wimberger is the primary sponsor of WI SB 198, joined by 10 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-14
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Wimbergerprimary
- Tuckercosponsor
- Armstrongcosponsor
- Brookscosponsor
- B. Jacobsoncosponsor
- Duchowcosponsor
- Murphycosponsor
- O'Connorcosponsor
- Pentermancosponsor
- Knodlcosponsor
- Greencosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2025-05-06
Public hearing held
2025-04-22
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-04-14
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-14
Introduced by Senator Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives Tucker, Armstrong, Brooks, B. Jacobson, Duchow, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Knodl and Green
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