Assembly Bill 232
Transferring adjudicatory functions for worker’s compensation from the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration to the Department of Workforce Development. (FE)
Topics: Hearings and Appeals, Division of, Worker's compensation, Workforce Development, Department of
Became law
The governor signed it on Aug 11, 2025. It's .
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Introduced, passed
May 2, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 18, 2025
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jun 18, 2025
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 33
Latest entry in the official record, Aug 11, 2025: “Published 8-9-2025”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 229. That version died when the session ended.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Workforce Development performs various administrative and adjudicatory functions relating to worker’s compensation, except that the adjudicatory functions of DWD relating to disputed worker’s compensation claims are performed by the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration. This bill transfers the adjudicatory functions of DHA relating to disputed worker’s compensation claims to DWD.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 5 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Jamie Wall · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Workforce Development vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Jun 12, 2025
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, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Aug 11, 2025
The new law was published.
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Aug 11, 2025
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 33.
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Aug 7, 2025
Sent to the governor.
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Jun 18, 2025
The Senate passed it too.
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Jun 18, 2025
The Senate received it.
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Jun 18, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 18, 2025
The Assembly passed it.
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Jun 17, 2025 to Jun 18, 2025
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Jun 12, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 12, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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May 28, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 21, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 2, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment.
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May 2, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 2, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Armstrong, Dittrich, Moses, Murphy and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Wanggaard, Feyen and Wall
- May 2, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment
- May 21, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 28, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jun 12, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 12, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Jun 12, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 16, 2025 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-18-2025
- Jun 17, 2025 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
- Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor
- Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended and taken up
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 19, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 6-20-2025
- Aug 7, 2025 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025
- Aug 11, 2025 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 33
- Aug 11, 2025 · Assembly
Published 8-9-2025
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