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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 759

Eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (FE)

Topics: Immigration, Trades and occupations, United States: Homeland Security, Department of

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 9, 2026. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Dec 17, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 19, 2026

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 31 to 2

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2025 Wisconsin Act 240

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 9, 2026: “Published 4-10-2026”

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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 745. That version died when the session ended.

What it does

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

Currently, federal law prohibits all but certain noncitizens from receiving any “state or local public benefit,” which is defined to include any “professional license, or commercial license provided by an agency of a state or local government.” However, federal law allows states to explicitly allow eligibility for certain public benefits. This bill allows certain individuals who are not U.S. citizens to receive credentials to practice certain occupations in this state if he or she meets all other requirements for the credential. Under the bill, an eligible individual is an individual to whom all of the following apply: 1) the individual has been granted deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; 2) the individual’s deferred action is not expired; and 3) the individual possesses an unexpired employment authorization document issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Any credential issued to an individual under the bill is only valid for the period of time during which the individual’s employment authorization document is valid.

Who's behind it

24 representatives are its ⁠. 13 are Democrats and 11 are Republicans.

14 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 38 names

Authors (24)

Signed on in support (14)

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 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 0 · Jan 15, 2026

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 Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 11, 2026

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, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 31 to 2 · Mar 17, 2026

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

No (2)

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

What happened

  1. Apr 9, 2026

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 9, 2026

    The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 240.

  3. Apr 2, 2026

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 17, 2026 to Mar 20, 2026

    1 more representative and 4 senators signed on in support.

  5. Mar 17, 2026

    The Senate passed it too, 31 to 2.

  6. Mar 11, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  7. Mar 3, 2026

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  8. Mar 3, 2026

    The committee held a public hearing.

  9. Feb 25, 2026

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.

  10. Feb 23, 2026

    The Senate received it.

  11. Feb 19, 2026

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  12. Feb 19, 2026

    The Assembly passed it.

  13. Feb 19, 2026

    The Assembly adopted it.

  14. Feb 13, 2026 to Feb 19, 2026

    8 more representatives signed on in support.

  15. Jan 15, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  16. Jan 15, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.

  17. Jan 14, 2026

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  18. Jan 14, 2026

    The committee held a public hearing.

  19. Jan 6, 2026 to Jan 7, 2026

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  20. Dec 30, 2025

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  21. Dec 17, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform.

  22. Dec 17, 2025

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Snyder, Duchow, Franklin, Novak, Rodriguez, Krug, Allen, Ortiz-Velez, Rivera-Wagner, Clancy, Emerson, Goodwin, Hong, Kirsch, Kreibich, McCarville, Melotik, Mursau, Neubauer, Prado, Sinicki, Stroud and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators James, Tomczyk, Carpenter and Larson

  2. Dec 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform

  3. Dec 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Phelps added as a coauthor

  5. Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  6. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens

  9. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor

  10. Jan 15, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  11. Jan 15, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Madison added as a coauthor

  13. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 9:32 PM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 15

  14. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Representatives Miresse, Andraca, Hysell, Mayadev, Stubbs, Anderson and Tenorio added as coauthors

  15. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  17. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  20. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  21. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 23, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  23. Feb 25, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  24. Mar 3, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  25. Mar 3, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor

  26. Mar 11, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  27. Mar 11, 2026 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  28. Mar 11, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  29. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up

  30. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  31. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  32. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  33. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 2

  34. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senators Hesselbein, Smith and Drake added as cosponsors

  35. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  36. Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  37. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  38. Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026

  39. Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  40. Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  41. Apr 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 240

  42. Apr 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Published 4-10-2026

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

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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

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