2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Senate Bill 1001

An Act to repeal 103.10 (1) (a) 1., 103.10 (1) (a) 2., 103.10 (1m) and 103.10 (14) (b); to renumber and amend 103.10 (1) (a) (intro.); to amend 103.10 (1) (b), 103.10 (1) (c), 103.10 (3) (a) 1., 103.10 (3) (a) 3., 103.10 (3) (b) 1., 103.10 (3) (b) 2., 103.10 (3) (b) 3., 103.10 (6) (b) (intro.), 103.10 (6) (b) 1., 103.10 (7) (a), 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.), 103.10 (7) (b) 1., 103.10 (12) (c), 103.10 (14) (a), 103.12 (2), 103.12 (3), 111.322 (2m) (a), 111.322 (2m) (b) and 227.03 (2); to repeal and recreate 165.68 (1) (a) 3.; to create 20.445 (1) (w), 25.17 (1) (er), 25.52, 103.10 (1) (an), 103.10 (1) (ao), 103.10 (1) (db), 103.10 (1) (dm), 103.10 (1) (dp), 103.10 (1) (gm), 103.10 (1) (gr), 103.10 (1) (j), 103.10 (3) (b) 4., 103.10 (3) (b) 5., 103.10 (3) (b) 6., 103.10 (3) (b) 7., 103.10 (3) (b) 8., 103.10 (6) (c), 103.10 (7) (d), 103.10 (8m), 103.10 (11) (d), 103.10 (14) (c) and (d), 103.105 and 103.12 (4) of the statutes; Relating to: the establishment of a family and medical leave insurance program; family leave to care for a family member and for the active duty of a family member; the employers that must allow an employee to take family or medical leave; allowing a local government to adopt ordinances requiring employers to provide leave benefits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty. (FE)

Status: S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
7/8/2026 Sen.Fiscal estimate received 
3/23/2026 Sen.Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1842

History

Date / House Action Journal
2/12/2026 Sen.Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Roys, Drake, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Carpenter, Spreitzer, Wall, Larson, Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein and Habush Sinykin;
cosponsored by Representatives Hong, Haywood, Joers, Mayadev, Phelps, Bare, Sinicki, Udell, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Tenorio, Stubbs, Kirsch, Snodgrass, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Anderson, Roe, Madison, Brown, Andraca, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Vining, McCarville, Clancy, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri and Miresse
703
2/12/2026 Sen.Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development703
2/26/2026 Sen.Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor754
3/19/2026 Sen.Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor829
3/23/2026 Sen.Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1842
7/8/2026 Sen.Fiscal estimate received 
 
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