Assembly Bill 5
Payment of Wisconsin supplemental and extended unemployment insurance benefits in this state
Topics: Federal aid, Governor, Unemployment insurance
Became law
The governor signed it on Jan 29, 2009. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 26, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 96 to 1
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 33 to 0
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 1
Latest entry in the official record, Jan 29, 2009: “Published 1-30-2009”
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Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, qualified claimants who have exhausted their regular unemployment insurance benefits may potentially receive additional weeks of benefits specified by law if a Wisconsin supplemental benefit period or a federal/state extended benefit period is in effect. Both Wisconsin supplemental and federal/state extended benefits are paid for in whole or in part by employers in this state. Recently, the federal government has made available additional federally funded unemployment insurance benefits to claimants in this state who have exhausted their regular benefits. These additional benefits have been and may in the future be funded by the federal government directly with little or no cost to employers in this state. Current law permits the governor to suspend payment of either Wisconsin supplemental or federal/state extended benefits in this state in order to allow for payment of additional federally funded benefits.
This bill provides that no Wisconsin supplemental benefits may be paid for any week of unemployment ending after January 27, 2009, during which additional federally funded benefits are payable in this state unless the governor suspends this suspension to permit resumption of Wisconsin supplemental benefit payments. The bill also provides that no federal/state extended benefits may be paid for any week of unemployment ending after January 27, 2009, unless federal/state extended benefits are payable in this state for that week under federal law. The bill permits the governor to suspend this suspension to permit resumption of federal/state extended benefit payments.
Who's behind it
12 representatives are its . 11 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Pedro Colon · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Tom Nelson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Parisi · Democrat, Assembly
- Donna Seidel · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Sheridan · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Toles · Democrat, Assembly
- Terry Van Akkeren · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (10)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Russell Decker · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Molepske, Danou, Roys, Pasch, Young, Dexter, Hixson, Zepnick, A. Ott, Hebl, Pope-Roberts, Hilgenberg, Spanbauer, Brooks, Strachota, Zigmunt and M. Williams
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 96 to 1 · Jan 28, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 33 to 0 · Jan 28, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Jan 29, 2009
The new law was published.
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Jan 29, 2009
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 1.
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Jan 29, 2009
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 28, 2009
2 more senators signed on in support.
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Jan 28, 2009
The Senate passed it too, 33 to 0.
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Jan 28, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Jan 28, 2009
The Senate received it.
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Jan 28, 2009
The Assembly passed it, 96 to 1.
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Jan 27, 2009 to Jan 28, 2009
17 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Jan 27, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 27, 2009
“Report passage, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by joint committee on Finance” (the official wording)
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Jan 27, 2009
The committee voted on it.
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Jan 27, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 26, 2009
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jan 26, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 26, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sinicki, Sheridan, Nelson, Seidel, Staskunas, Barca, Colon, Van Akkeren, Jorgensen, Toles, Parisi and Honadel;Cosponsored by Senators Coggs, Decker, Miller, Hansen, Lehman and Wirch
- Jan 26, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance
- Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly
Report passage, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by joint committee on Finance
- Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 10:01 A.M. on 1-28-2009 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 3
- Jan 27, 2009 · Assembly
Senator Taylor added as a cosponsor
- Jan 28, 2009 · Assembly
Representatives Molepske, Danou, Roys, Pasch, Young, Dexter, Hixson, Zepnick, A. Ott, Hebl, Pope-Roberts, Hilgenberg, Spanbauer, Brooks, Strachota, Zigmunt and M. Williams added as coauthors
- Jan 28, 2009 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 28, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 28, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 28, 2009 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 1
- Jan 28, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 28, 2009 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 28, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 28, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 28, 2009 · Senate
Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up
- Jan 28, 2009 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 28, 2009 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 28, 2009 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 28, 2009 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0
- Jan 28, 2009 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor
- Jan 28, 2009 · Senate
Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor
- Jan 28, 2009 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 28, 2009 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Jan 29, 2009 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Jan 29, 2009 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 1-29-2009
- Jan 29, 2009 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 1-29-2009. 2009 Wisconsin Act 1
- Jan 29, 2009 · Assembly
Published 1-30-2009
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote