WI SB 494
deadRelating to: repealing prohibition on state and local government labor regulation. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WI SB 494 pass?
No. WI SB 494 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 SB 494 about?
WI SB 494 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: repealing prohibition on state and local government labor regulation. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI SB 494?
Wirch, Spreitzer, Roys and 4 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 494.
- Introduced
- 2025-10-02
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Wirchprimary
- Spreitzerprimary
- Roysprimary
- Ratcliffprimary
- Hesselbeinprimary
- Larsonprimary
- Drakeprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-10-02
Introduced by Senators Drake, Larson, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Moore Omokunde, Madison, Cruz, Clancy, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, DeSmidt, Kirsch, McCarville, Miresse, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell
introduction
2025-10-02
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
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2025-10-03
Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor
2025-10-21
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2025-10-22
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2025-10-22
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2025-11-03
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2025-12-01
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2025-12-02
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2026-02-09
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2026-02-09
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Related bills
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