Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin AB 248

Relating to: vacancies in appointive state offices.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Vetoed

Sponsors

• Wichgers (Republican)
• Steffen (Republican)
• Piwowarczyk (Republican)
• Penterman (Republican)
• O'Connor (Republican)
• Murphy (Republican)
• Kreibich (Republican)
• Knodl (Republican)
• Gundrum (Republican)
• Green (Republican)
• Goeben (Republican)
• Brooks (Republican)
• Brill (Republican)
• Behnke (Republican)
• Maxey (Republican)
• Allen (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Assembly Substitute Amendment 4
• Bill Text
• Text as Enrolled

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:08 AM.

Actions

• May 13, 2026 · House
  Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
• May 12, 2026 · House
  Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
• Apr 3, 2026 · House
  Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026
• Apr 2, 2026 · House
  Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
• Mar 24, 2026 · House
  Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026
• Mar 18, 2026 · House
  Received from Senate concurred in
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  Ordered immediately messaged
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 17, Noes 16
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  Ordered to a third reading
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  Read a second time
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch
• Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
  Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
• Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
  Available for scheduling
• Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
  Report concurrence by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 2, Noes 3
• Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
  Executive action taken
• Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
  Public hearing held
• Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
  Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
• Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
  Received from Assembly
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Ordered immediately messaged
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Read a third time and passed
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Rules suspended
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Ordered to a third reading
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 adopted
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative Allen
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Read a second time
• Feb 18, 2026 · House
  Made a special order of business at 11:12 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
• Jan 15, 2026 · House
  Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Snodgrass
• Jan 15, 2026 · House
  Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Neubauer
• Jan 15, 2026 · House
  Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bare
• Jan 13, 2026 · House
  Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules
• Nov 20, 2025 · House
  Referred to committee on Rules
• Nov 20, 2025 · House
  Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3
• Nov 20, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken
• Nov 12, 2025 · House
  Public hearing held
• May 8, 2025 · House
  Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
• May 8, 2025 · House
  Introduced by Representatives Allen, Maxey, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Quinn, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Marklein and Nass