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IntroducedMay 08, 2025
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Passed AssemblyFeb 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 17, 2026
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Became Law
Wisconsin Assembly Bill
Relating to: vacancies in appointive state offices.
Last Action See all actions
Assembly • Mar 18, 2026: Received from Senate concurred in
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on AB 248
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Votes
Actions
- Mar 18, 2026 | Assembly
- Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch
- Read a second time
- Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
- Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- Ordered to a third reading
- Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 17, Noes 16
- Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Executive action taken
- Report concurrence by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 2, Noes 3
- Available for scheduling
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Public hearing held
- Feb 25, 2026 | Senate
- Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Received from Assembly
- Feb 19, 2026 | Assembly
- Read a second time
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative Allen
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 adopted
- Ordered to a third reading
- Rules suspended
- Read a third time and passed
- Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 18, 2026 | Assembly
- Made a special order of business at 11:12 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
- Jan 15, 2026 | Assembly
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bare
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Neubauer
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Snodgrass
- Jan 13, 2026 | Assembly
- Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 20, 2025 | Assembly
- Executive action taken
- Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3
- Referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 12, 2025 | Assembly
- Public hearing held
- May 08, 2025 | Assembly
- Introduced by Representatives Allen, Maxey, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Quinn, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Marklein and Nass
- Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
Bill Texts
- Bill TextHTML
- Bill TextPDF
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 (offered 1/15/2026) -- BareHTML
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 (offered 1/15/2026) -- BarePDF
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 (offered 1/15/2026) -- NeubauerHTML
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 (offered 1/15/2026) -- NeubauerPDF
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 (offered 1/15/2026) -- SnodgrassHTML
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 (offered 1/15/2026) -- SnodgrassPDF
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 (adopted 2/19/2026) -- AllenHTML
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 (adopted 2/19/2026) -- AllenPDF
- Senate Substitute Amendment 1 (offered 3/17/2026) -- Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, WirchHTML
- Senate Substitute Amendment 1 (offered 3/17/2026) -- Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, WirchPDF
Documents
- Amendment Histories
- LC Amendment Memo
- AB248 ROCP for Committee on State Affairs On 11/20/2025
- AB248 ROCP for Committee on State Affairs On 11/20/2025
- AB248 ROCP for Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs On 3/12/2026
- AB248 ROCP for Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs On 3/12/2026
- LC Hearing Materials for AB248 on 11/12/2025
- Wisconsin Ethics Commission information
- 2025 Senate Bill 249



