2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Senate Bill 486

An Act to repeal 20.445 (1) (aL), 108.04 (5g), 108.04 (8) (b), 108.133 and 108.19 (1s) (a) 5.; to renumber and amend 108.04 (5) (intro.) and 108.04 (5) (a) to (g); to amend 49.791 (4) (f) (intro.), 102.43 (9) (e), 108.04 (8) (a), 108.14 (8n) (e), 108.141 (7) (a), 108.141 (7) (b) and 108.16 (6m) (a); to create 20.445 (1) (am) of the statutes; Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance and worker’s compensation laws. (FE)

Status: S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
3/23/2026 Sen.Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1841

History

Date / House Action Journal
10/2/2025 Sen.Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Smith, Spreitzer and Dassler-Alfheim;
cosponsored by Representatives Hysell, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell
410
10/2/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development410
10/3/2025 Sen.Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor414
11/12/2025 Sen.Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor504
12/11/2025 Sen.Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor557
1/9/2026 Sen.Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor588
2/4/2026 Sen.Fiscal estimate received 
3/23/2026 Sen.Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1841
 
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