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WI SB 541

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Relating to: actions in circuit court alleging discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WI SB 541 pass?

No. WI SB 541 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 541 about?

WI SB 541 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: actions in circuit court alleging discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 541?

Wirch, Spreitzer, Smith and 9 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 541, joined by 29 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-10-17
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
  • Smithprimary
  • Roysprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Larsonprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • Hesselbeinprimary
  • Habush Sinykinprimary
  • Dassler-Alfheimprimary
  • Carpenterprimary
  • L. Johnsonprimary
  • Sinickicosponsor
  • Sheehancosponsor
  • Goodwincosponsor
  • Hongcosponsor
  • Andracacosponsor
  • Miressecosponsor
  • Arneycosponsor
  • Barecosponsor
  • Browncosponsor
  • Andersoncosponsor
  • Clancycosponsor
  • DeSmidtcosponsor
  • Doylecosponsor
  • Joerscosponsor
  • Kirschcosponsor
  • Madisoncosponsor
  • Mayadevcosponsor
  • McCarvillecosponsor
  • Moore Omokundecosponsor
  • Ortiz-Velezcosponsor
  • Phelpscosponsor
  • Roecosponsor
  • Snodgrasscosponsor
  • Stroudcosponsor
  • Stubbscosponsor
  • Subeckcosponsor
  • Tenoriocosponsor
  • Fitzgeraldcosponsor
  • Udellcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  2. 2025-12-09

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  3. 2025-11-11

    Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-10-17

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

    reading-1,referral-committee

  5. 2025-10-17

    Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Sheehan, Goodwin, Hong, Andraca, Miresse, Arney, Bare, Brown, Anderson, Clancy, DeSmidt, Doyle, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Fitzgerald and Udell

    introduction

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