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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 25

Prohibiting mandatory vaccination for employment

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Mar 23, 2021, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 29, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Mar 23, 2021

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Prohibiting vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 as condition of employment This bill prohibits an employer from requiring an individual to receive a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus or show evidence of having received such a vaccine.

Who's behind it

3 representatives are its ⁠. All 3 are Republicans.

15 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 18 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (15)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics vote on an amendment

Passed, 6 to 3 · Mar 17, 2021

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics vote to recommend it

Passed, 6 to 3 · Mar 17, 2021

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 59 to 35 · Mar 23, 2021 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 96 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (59)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 24, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  3. Mar 24, 2021

    The Senate received it.

  4. Mar 23, 2021

    The Assembly passed it, 59 to 35.

  5. Mar 23, 2021

    The Assembly adopted it.

  6. Mar 19, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  7. Mar 17, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  8. Mar 17, 2021

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 3.

  9. Mar 4, 2021 to Mar 8, 2021

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  10. Mar 3, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. Feb 26, 2021 to Mar 2, 2021

    5 more representatives signed on in support.

  12. Jan 29, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Constitution and Ethics.

  13. Jan 29, 2021

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Horlacher and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Felzkowski, Kapenga, Testin, Wimberger, Stroebel, Bernier and Nass

  2. Jan 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics

  3. Feb 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Edming and Tittl added as coauthors

  5. Mar 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Representatives Loudenbeck and Plumer added as coauthors

  6. Mar 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Mar 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  8. Mar 5, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  9. Mar 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Cabral-Guevara added as a coauthor

  10. Mar 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt

  11. Mar 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  13. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  14. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  15. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-23-2021 by Committee on Rules

  16. Mar 19, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  17. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 59, Noes 35, Paired 2

  22. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Mar 24, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  24. Mar 24, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  25. Mar 24, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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

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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary