Senate Bill 27 mandates that all state employees must perform their work in person at their respective state agency offices during their regularly scheduled work hours, starting July 1, 2025. The bill defines "state agency" to include various entities such as the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the legislature, and the courts, among others. However, it provides exemptions for telehealth services and for duties that were previously performed off-site before March 1, 2020.

The new legal language created under section 230.35 (6) specifies that each state agency is responsible for enforcing this requirement among its employees. The bill aims to ensure that state employees return to in-person work, reflecting a shift back to traditional work environments following the changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.