Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin AB 512

Relating to: prohibiting an employer from relying on information about a prospective employee’s compensation when making employment decisions or inquiring about a prospective employee’s compensation and from restricting an employee’s right to disclose compensation information, allowing actions in circuit court, and providing a penalty. (FE)

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

Sponsors

• Udell (Democratic)
• Sheehan (Democratic)
• Palmeri (Democratic)
• Tenorio (Democratic)
• Subeck (Democratic)
• Stubbs (Democratic)
• Stroud (Democratic)
• Snodgrass (Democratic)
• Roe (Democratic)
• Phelps (Democratic)
• Ortiz-Velez (Democratic)
• Moore Omokunde (Democratic)
• McCarville (Democratic)
• Mayadev (Democratic)
• Madison (Democratic)
• Kirsch (Democratic)
• Joers (Democratic)
• Doyle (Democratic)
• DeSmidt (Democratic)
• Clancy (Democratic)
• Anderson (Democratic)
• Brown (Democratic)
• Bare (Democratic)
• Arney (Democratic)
• Miresse (Democratic)
• Andraca (Democratic)
• Hong (Democratic)
• Goodwin (Democratic)
• Fitzgerald (Democratic)
• Sinicki (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• Bill Text

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
• Dec 1, 2025 · House
  Fiscal estimate received
• Oct 15, 2025 · House
  Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment
• Oct 15, 2025 · House
  Introduced by Representatives Sinicki, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Andraca, Miresse, Arney, Bare, Brown, Anderson, Clancy, DeSmidt, Doyle, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Palmeri, Sheehan and Udell; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch