WI SB 229
deadRelating to: transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s compensation from the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration to the Department of Workforce Development. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did WI SB 229 pass?
No. WI SB 229 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 229 about?
WI SB 229 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s compensation from the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration to the Department of Workforce Development. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI SB 229?
Wall, Feyen, Wanggaard and 1 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 229, joined by 6 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-29
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Wallprimary
- Feyenprimary
- Wanggaardprimary
- Testinprimary
- Sortwellcosponsor
- Armstrongcosponsor
- Dittrichcosponsor
- Mosescosponsor
- Murphycosponsor
- Sinickicosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2025-06-18
Laid on table
deferral
2025-06-18
Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor
2025-06-18
Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
2025-06-17
Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-06-17
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
2025-06-03
Available for scheduling
2025-06-03
Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-02
Executive action taken
2025-05-29
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-05-21
Public hearing held
2025-04-29
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-29
Introduced by Senators Testin, Wanggaard, Feyen and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Armstrong, Dittrich, Moses, Murphy and Sinicki
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Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2025-06-03 · pass · 5-0
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