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WI SB 276

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Relating to: challenges to the validity of administrative rules and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WI SB 276 pass?

No. WI SB 276 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

What is WI SB 276 about?

WI SB 276 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: challenges to the validity of administrative rules and making an appropriation. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 276?

Tomczyk, Stafsholt, Nass and 5 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 276, joined by 25 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-05-21
Latest action
2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Tomczykprimary
  • Stafsholtprimary
  • Nassprimary
  • Huttonprimary
  • Feyenprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaraprimary
  • Bradleyprimary
  • Wimbergerprimary
  • Tuslercosponsor
  • Armstrongcosponsor
  • Behnkecosponsor
  • Brookscosponsor
  • Callahancosponsor
  • Dittrichcosponsor
  • Goebencosponsor
  • Greencosponsor
  • Gundrumcosponsor
  • Gustafsoncosponsor
  • B. Jacobsoncosponsor
  • Knodlcosponsor
  • Maxeycosponsor
  • Murphycosponsor
  • Mursaucosponsor
  • Nedweskicosponsor
  • Neyloncosponsor
  • O'Connorcosponsor
  • Piwowarczykcosponsor
  • Rodriguezcosponsor
  • Steffencosponsor
  • Tittlcosponsor
  • Tranelcosponsor
  • Wichgerscosponsor
  • Wittkecosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-13

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

    failure

  2. 2026-05-12

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. 2026-03-20

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-20-2026

    executive-veto

  4. 2026-03-18

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-02-20

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  6. 2026-02-13

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  7. 2026-02-12

    Ordered immediately messaged

  8. 2026-02-12

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 53, Noes 45

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2026-02-12

    Rules suspended

  10. 2026-02-12

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2026-02-12

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2026-02-12

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  13. 2026-02-12

    Read

  14. 2026-02-12

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  15. 2026-02-11

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. 2026-02-11

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    passage,reading-3

  17. 2026-02-11

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  18. 2026-02-11

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  19. 2026-02-11

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  20. 2026-02-11

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  21. 2026-02-09

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  22. 2026-02-06

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wimberger

    amendment-introduction

  23. 2026-02-03

    Available for scheduling

  24. 2026-02-03

    Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken

  26. 2026-01-30

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

    referral-committee

  27. 2026-01-14

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  28. 2025-12-04

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  29. 2025-11-07

    Available for scheduling

  30. 2025-11-07

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-11-07

    Executive action taken

  32. 2025-10-09

    Public hearing held

  33. 2025-08-04

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  34. 2025-06-30

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  35. 2025-06-13

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  36. 2025-06-13

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  37. 2025-06-13

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  38. 2025-06-05

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  39. 2025-06-04

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  40. 2025-06-04

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  41. 2025-06-02

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  42. 2025-05-28

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  43. 2025-05-21

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  44. 2025-05-21

    Introduced by Senators Wimberger, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Hutton, Nass, Stafsholt and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Rodriguez, Steffen, Tittl, Tranel, Wichgers and Wittke

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2025-11-07 · pass · 3-2

  • Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4

    2026-02-03 · pass · 11-4

  • PASSAGE

    2026-02-11 · pass · 18-15

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • CARPENTER: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • ROYS: no
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
    • KEYESKI: no
    • SMITH: no
    • DRAKE: no
    • LARSON: no
    • SPREITZER: no
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: no
    • PFAFF: no
    • WALL: no
    • HESSELBEIN: no
    • RATCLIFF: no
    • WIRCH: no
  • CONCURRENCE

    2026-02-12 · pass · 53-45

    Member-level votes (98)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: no
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: no
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: no
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: no
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: no
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: no
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: no
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

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