Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin SB 540
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)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Wirch (Democratic)
- Spreitzer (Democratic)
- Smith (Democratic)
- Roys (Democratic)
- Ratcliff (Democratic)
- Larson (Democratic)
- Keyeski (Democratic)
- Hesselbein (Democratic)
- Habush Sinykin (Democratic)
- Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic)
- Carpenter (Democratic)
- L. Johnson (Democratic)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 - Dec 9, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received - Oct 17, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development - Oct 17, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored 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