Senate Bill 793 seeks to ratify a collective bargaining agreement negotiated between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee for the 2025-26 fiscal year. This agreement pertains to employees within the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit and is authorized under the State Employment Labor Relations Act. The bill allows for the expenditure of funds from statutory program supplement appropriations to cover costs that exceed budgeted amounts for this agreement.
The bill includes a provision that mandates the administrator of the division of personnel management in the Department of Administration to file an official copy of the ratified agreement with the secretary of state, certified by the cochairpersons of the joint committee on employment relations. It also clarifies that any agreements not included in the official copy are not approved by the legislature. The act will take effect the day after publication, with specific provisions in the agreement taking effect on their designated dates.