Assembly Bill 1
Transactions with the Department of Workforce Development under the unemployment insurance law, funding for unemployment insurance modernization efforts, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 17, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Feb 23, 2021: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Currently, with certain exceptions, each employer that has employees who are engaged in employment covered by the unemployment insurance law must file quarterly contribution (tax) and employment and wage reports and make quarterly payment of its contributions to the Department of Workforce Development. An employer of 25 or more employees or an employer agent that files reports on behalf of any employer must file its reports electronically. Current law also requires each employer that makes contributions for any 12-month period ending on June 30 equal to a total of at least $10,000 to make all contribution payments electronically in the following year. Finally, current law allows DWD to provide a secure means of electronic interchange between itself and employing units, claimants, and other persons that, upon request to and with prior approval by DWD, may be used for transmission or receipt of any document specified by DWD that is related to the administration of the UI law in lieu of any other means of submission or receipt.
This bill makes use of these electronic methods mandatory in all cases, unless the employer or other person demonstrates good cause for being unable to use the electronic method, as determined by DWD by rule. The bill also provides that DWD may permit the use of electronic records and electronic signatures for any document specified by DWD that is related to the administration of the UI law.
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The bill also creates appropriations to provide general purpose revenue (GPR) and federal funding to DWD for the renovation and modernization of unemployment insurance information technology systems and appropriates $5,320,000 GPR for this purpose.
Who's behind it
The Joint Committee on Finance introduced it at the governor's request.
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 2 votes on this bill.
Joint Committee on Finance vote on an amendment
Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 22, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 22, 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, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Feb 23, 2021
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 22, 2021
“Report passage as amended, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Feb 17, 2021
The committee voted on it.
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Feb 17, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 17, 2021
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Feb 17, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 17, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Joint Committee on Finance, by request of Governor Tony Evers
- Feb 17, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance
- Feb 17, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 17, 2021 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 17, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance
- Feb 17, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance
- Feb 22, 2021 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Feb 22, 2021 · Assembly
Report passage as amended, with emergency statement attached, pursuant to s. 16.47 (2), Wisconsin Statutes, recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Feb 22, 2021 · Assembly
Referred to calendar of 2-23-2021 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93 (4)
- Feb 23, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hintz, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Subeck, B. Meyers, Haywood, Goyke, Neubauer, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Hebl, Hong, McGuire, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Vining and Vruwink
- Feb 23, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hintz, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Subeck, B. Meyers, Haywood, Goyke, Neubauer, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Hebl, Hong, McGuire, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Vining and Vruwink
- Feb 23, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hintz, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Subeck, B. Meyers, Haywood, Goyke, Neubauer, Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Drake, Emerson, Hebl, Hong, McGuire, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Vining and Vruwink
- Feb 23, 2021 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Feb 23, 2021 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote