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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 229

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Relating to: 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)

Hearings and appeals division of Workers compensation Workforce development department of

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Feyen (R) , Testin (R) , Wall (D) , Wanggaard (R)

9 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Dittrich (R) , Miresse (D) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Sinicki (D) , Sortwell (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 9

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

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

Passed 5–0 Jun 3, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Testin, Wanggaard, Feyen and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Armstrong, Dittrich, Moses, Murphy and Sinicki

  2. Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. May 21, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. May 29, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jun 2, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Jun 3, 2025 · Senate

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

  7. Jun 3, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Jun 17, 2025 · Senate

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  9. Jun 17, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor

  11. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Laid on table

  12. Jun 18, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  13. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1