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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Assembly Bill 336

Participation in federal unemployment benefit programs and work search requirements for unemployment insurance. (FE)

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Jun 29, 2021. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 21, 2021

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 60 to 37

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 20 to 12

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Jun 29, 2021.

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, May 17, 2022: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”

Read the governor's veto message · All vetoes this session

Read the bill

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What it would have done

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

This bill does all of the following:

1. Requires the governor and the secretary of workforce development to terminate this state's participation in federal programs that provide or supplement unemployment benefits to workers in this state. These programs include a) the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, which provides a benefit to certain workers not otherwise eligible for regular unemployment insurance (UI) benefits, b) the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program, which provides additional weeks of UI benefit payments beyond the normal 26 weeks available under state law, and c) the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) and Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation (MEUC) programs, which provide an additional dollar benefit on top of regular UI benefits, PEUC benefits, PUA benefits, and work-share benefits. The bill requires that the termination be effective beginning with the earliest week that the agreements can be terminated.

Read the full summary

2. Prohibits DWD from waiving the work search requirement for any reason that is related to COVID-19 or the the COVID-19 pandemic or a public health emergency that is in response to or otherwise related to COVID-19.

Under current law, a claimant for UI benefits is generally required to search for work each week in order to remain eligible, but the Department of Workforce Development is required to waive these requirements under certain circumstances.

Under current law, DWD has limited rule-making authority to modify the availability of waivers or establish additional waivers if necessary to comply with a requirement under federal law or if specifically allowed under federal law.

Who's behind it

42 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 42 are Republicans.

20 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 62 names

Authors (42)

Signed on in support (20)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

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 6 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Workforce Development vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 3 · Jun 3, 2021

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

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 7, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote

Passed, 60 to 37 · Jun 9, 2021 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 98 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (60)

No (37)

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 60 to 37 · Jun 9, 2021 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 98 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (60)

No (37)

Didn't vote (1)

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

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jun 9, 2021

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

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 20 to 12 · Jun 9, 2021 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Didn't vote (1)

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

Assembly vote

Passed, 59 to 37 · Jul 27, 2021 · 3 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (59)

No (37)

Didn't vote (3)

Official motion: “PASS NOTWITHSTANDING OBJECTIONS OF GOVERNOR”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 17, 2022

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Jul 27, 2021

    The Assembly voted to override the veto, 59 to 37.

  3. Jul 26, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  4. Jun 29, 2021

    The governor vetoed it.

  5. Jun 23, 2021

    Sent to the governor.

  6. Jun 9, 2021

    The Senate passed it too, 20 to 12.

  7. Jun 9, 2021

    “Placed on the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of 6-9-2021” (the official wording)

  8. Jun 9, 2021

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  9. Jun 9, 2021

    The Senate received it.

  10. Jun 9, 2021

    The Assembly passed it, 60 to 37.

  11. Jun 9, 2021

    “Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken” (the official wording)

  12. Jun 8, 2021

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  13. Jun 3, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  14. Jun 3, 2021

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 3.

  15. Jun 3, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. May 26, 2021

    The committee held a public hearing.

  17. May 24, 2021 to May 26, 2021

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  18. May 21, 2021

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development.

  19. May 21, 2021

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vos, Callahan, Allen, Armstrong, August, Born, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Katsma, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Neylon, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Schraa, Spiros, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Feyen, Ballweg, Bernier, Bradley, Darling, Felzkowski, Jagler, Kapenga, LeMahieu, Nass, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger

  2. May 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development

  3. May 24, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Brooks added as a coauthor

  4. May 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Oldenburg added as a coauthor

  5. May 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Jun 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jun 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Jun 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Ayes 7, Noes 3

  9. Jun 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Jun 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2021 by Committee on Rules

  11. Jun 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  12. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Doyle, S. Rodriguez, Vining, Conley, Hesselbein, Hintz, Vruwink, Andraca, Snodgrass, Shelton, Emerson, Haywood, Shankland, Bowen, Billings, Riemer, Pope, Considine, Subeck, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Anderson, L. Myers, Cabrera, Brostoff, Baldeh, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Hong, B. Meyers and Milroy

  14. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  15. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  16. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 60, Noes 37

  17. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 37

  20. Jun 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  22. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  23. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of 6-9-2021

  25. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  28. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  29. Jun 9, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Jun 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Jun 11, 2021 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-11-2021

  32. Jun 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 6-23-2021 by directive of the Speaker

  33. Jun 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 6-29-2021

  34. Jul 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Skowronski added as a coauthor

  35. Jul 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to calendar of 7-27-2021 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93

  36. Jul 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Refused to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor, Ayes 59, Noes 37

  37. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  38. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

Terms on this page

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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