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IntroducedMay 30, 2025
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Passed AssemblyJan 13, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Relating to: the employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Last Action See all actions
Assembly • Jan 13, 2026: Ordered immediately messaged
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on AB 281
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 54
- ALLEN
- ARMSTRONG
- AUGUST
- BEHNKE
- BORN
- BRILL
- BROOKS
- CALLAHAN
- DALLMAN
- DITTRICH
- DONOVAN
- DUCHOW
- FRANKLIN
- GOEBEN
- GREEN
- GUNDRUM
- GUSTAFSON
- HURD
- JACOBSON, B
- KAUFERT
- KITCHENS
- KNODL
- KREIBICH
- KRUG
- KURTZ
- MAXEY
- MELOTIK
- MOSES
- MURPHY
- MURSAU
- NEDWESKI
- NEYLON
- NOVAK
- O'CONNOR
- PENTERMAN
- PETERSEN
- PIWOWARCZYK
- PRONSCHINSKE
- RODRIGUEZ
- SNYDER
- SORTWELL
- SPIROS
- STEFFEN
- SUMMERFIELD
- SWEARINGEN
- TITTL
- TRANEL
- TUCKER
- TUSLER
- VANDERMEER
- WICHGERS
- WITTKE
- ZIMMERMAN
- SPEAKER
NO: 45
- ANDERSON
- ANDRACA
- ARNEY
- BARE
- BILLINGS
- BROWN
- CLANCY
- CRUZ
- DESANTO
- DESMIDT
- DOYLE
- EMERSON
- FITZGERALD
- GOODWIN
- HAYWOOD
- HONG
- HYSELL
- JACOBSON, J
- JOERS
- JOHNSON
- KIRSCH
- MADISON
- MAYADEV
- MCCARVILLE
- MCGUIRE
- MIRESSE
- MOORE OMOKUNDE
- NEUBAUER
- ORTIZ-VELEZ
- PALMERI
- PHELPS
- PRADO
- RIVERA-WAGNER
- ROE
- SHEEHAN
- SINICKI
- SNODGRASS
- SPAUDE
- STROUD
- STUBBS
- SUBECK
- TAYLOR
- TENORIO
- UDELL
- VINING
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Jan 13, 2026 | Assembly
- Read a second time
- Ordered to a third reading
- Rules suspended
- Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 45
- Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 08, 2026 | Assembly
- Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 03, 2025 | Assembly
- Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 22, 2025 | Assembly
- Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 14, 2025 | Assembly
- Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 10, 2025 | Assembly
- Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 09, 2025 | Assembly
- Fiscal estimate received
- Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 08, 2025 | Assembly
- Report passage recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 4, Noes 2
- Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 06, 2025 | Assembly
- Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 02, 2025 | Assembly
- Public hearing held
- Executive action taken
- May 30, 2025 | Assembly
- Introduced by Representatives Piwowarczyk, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Goeben, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Jagler, Nass and Tomczyk
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce
Bill Texts
Documents
- AB281: Fiscal Estimate From DMA
- AB281: Fiscal Estimate From DPI
- AB281: Fiscal Estimate From ETF
- AB281: Fiscal Estimate From SWIB
- AB281: Fiscal Estimate From UWS
- AB281: Fiscal Estimate From UWS (Updated)
- AB281: Fiscal Estimate From WTCS
- AB281 ROCP for Committee on Commerce On 10/8/2025
- AB281 ROCP for Committee on Commerce On 10/8/2025
- LC Hearing Materials for AB281 on 10/2/2025
- Wisconsin Ethics Commission information
- 2025 Senate Bill 287



