Assembly Bill 414
Anti-racism and anti-sexism training for employees of state government and local government. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor
Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Apr 8, 2022. Lawmakers did not , so it stands.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 25, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 60 to 38
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 22, 2022
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Governor, stopped here
Vetoed Apr 8, 2022.
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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”
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
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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 prohibits sex and race stereotyping in training provided to employees of local and state government.
Under the bill, a political subdivision or state agency is prohibited from requiring an employee to attend a training that teaches, advocates, acts upon, or promotes race or sex stereotyping. Among the concepts that are prohibited from being taught under the bill are the following: that one race or sex is inherently superior to another race or sex and that an individual, by virtue of the individual's race or sex, bears responsibility for acts committed in the past by other individuals of the same race or sex. Political subdivisions and state agencies are required, with some exceptions, to post on the Internet site of the subdivision or agency all training materials that are not required to be kept confidential.
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Also under this bill, if the Department of Revenue determines that a political subdivision has violated the sex and race stereotyping in training requirements and the political subdivision fails to come into compliance within 10 days of being notified of the violation, the political subdivision's shared revenue payment for the following year is reduced by 10 percent. However, if DOR determines that a political subdivision has later come into compliance with the requirements, DOR must pay the political subdivision the full amount of the shared revenue payment. The bill also allows a local employee to file a complaint with DOR regarding an alleged violation of the bill, and to file a civil action seeking declaratory or injunctive relief regarding an alleged violation of the bill. If the employee is successful in the civil action, the court must award the employee attorney fees.
Also under this bill, if the Department of Administration determines that a state agency has violated the sex and race stereotyping in training requirements and the agency fails to come into compliance within 10 days of being notified of the violation, DOA must withhold 10 percent of the funding for all positions in the agency for the following year. However, if DOA determines that an agency has later come into compliance with the requirements, DOA must release the full funding for the positions. The bill also allows a state employee to file a complaint with DOA regarding an alleged violation of the bill and to file a civil action seeking declaratory or injunctive relief regarding an alleged violation of the bill. If the employee is successful in the civil action, the court must award the employee attorney fees.
Who's behind it
16 lawmakers are its . All 16 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (16)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 3 · Sep 22, 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 Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 6, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 60 to 38 · Sep 28, 2021 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (60)
- Alex Dallman (R, 39)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Calvin Callahan (R, 35)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Clint Moses (R, 92)
- Cody Horlacher (R, 33)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dave Armstrong (R, 67)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Donna Rozar (R, 69)
- Elijah Behnke (R, 6)
- Gae Magnafici (R, 28)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Plumer (R, 42)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Loren Oldenburg (R, 96)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Timothy Ramthun (R, 59)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Tyler Vorpagel (R, 27)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
- Will Penterman (R, 38)
No (38)
- Beth Meyers (D, 74)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- David Bowen (D, 10)
- Deb Andraca (D, 23)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Don Vruwink (D, 43)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Francesca Hong (D, 76)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Jonathan Brostoff (D, 19)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Kristina Shelton (D, 90)
- LaKeshia Myers (D, 12)
- Lee Snodgrass (D, 52)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Marisabel Cabrera (D, 9)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Samba Baldeh (D, 48)
- Sara Rodriguez (D, 13)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Sue Conley (D, 44)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D, 17)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D, 8)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
Didn't vote (1)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Feb 11, 2022
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 17, 2022
The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.
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Apr 8, 2022
The governor vetoed it.
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Apr 4, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 22, 2022
The Senate passed it too.
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Feb 11, 2022
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Feb 8, 2022
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 8, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.
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Sep 29, 2021
The Senate received it.
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Sep 28, 2021
The Assembly passed it, 60 to 38.
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Sep 22, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Sep 22, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 3.
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Aug 11, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jul 13, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 7, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 28, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 25, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight.
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Jun 25, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 25, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Magnafici, Ramthun, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Gundrum, Horlacher, Kuglitsch, Rozar, Sortwell, Thiesfeldt, Wichgers, Schraa and Dittrich; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Nass and Wanggaard
- Jun 25, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight
- Jun 28, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
- Jul 7, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 7, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 13, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 11, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 15, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Sep 22, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight, Ayes 6, Noes 3
- Sep 22, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Sep 23, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 9-28-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 38
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 29, 2021 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Oct 8, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection
- Feb 8, 2022 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 11, 2022 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 11, 2022 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Feb 11, 2022 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 18, 2022 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 1, 2022 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-1-2022
- Apr 4, 2022 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker
- Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly
Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022
- May 17, 2022 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- 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.
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.
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