Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin AB 281
Relating to: the employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Vetoed
Sponsors
- Wichgers (Republican)
- Steffen (Republican)
- Mursau (Republican)
- Murphy (Republican)
- Melotik (Republican)
- Maxey (Republican)
- Kreibich (Republican)
- Knodl (Republican)
- Goeben (Republican)
- Dittrich (Republican)
- Brooks (Republican)
- Brill (Republican)
- Piwowarczyk (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 13, 2026): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 14, 2026, 8:01 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 Senate | Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Jan 13, 2026 House | PASSAGE | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Oct 8, 2025 House | Report passage recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 4, Noes 2 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
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 25, 2026 · House
Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026 - 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 - 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
Read a second time - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Withdrawn from committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development - Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Ordered immediately messaged - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 45 - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Rules suspended - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Ordered to a third reading - Jan 13, 2026 · House
Read a second time - Jan 8, 2026 · House
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules - Nov 3, 2025 · House
Fiscal estimate received - Oct 22, 2025 · House
Fiscal estimate received - Oct 14, 2025 · House
Fiscal estimate received - Oct 10, 2025 · House
Fiscal estimate received - Oct 9, 2025 · House
Fiscal estimate received - Oct 9, 2025 · House
Fiscal estimate received - Oct 8, 2025 · House
Referred to committee on Rules - Oct 8, 2025 · House
Report passage recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 4, Noes 2 - Oct 6, 2025 · House
Fiscal estimate received - Oct 2, 2025 · House
Executive action taken - Oct 2, 2025 · House
Public hearing held - May 30, 2025 · House
Read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce - May 30, 2025 · House
Introduced by Representatives Piwowarczyk, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Goeben, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Jagler, Nass and Tomczyk