Senate Bill 242
Required ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs and contracts
Topics: Apprenticeship, Workforce Development, Department of
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 9, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 241. That version was vetoed.
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Committee
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
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.
Under current law, the Department of Workforce Development may not prescribe, enforce, or authorize a ratio of apprentices to journeyworkers for apprenticeship programs or apprentice contracts that requires more than one journeyworker for each apprentice. This bill increases the allowable ratio to one journeyworker to two apprentices.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . All 8 are Republicans.
22 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (22)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Ben Franklin · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Duke Tucker · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
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.
Senate Committee on Government Operations vote on an amendment
Passed, 4 to 1 · Mar 3, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 3, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 3, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Mar 3, 2026
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 4, Noes 1” (the official wording)
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Jan 7, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 29, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 9, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.
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May 9, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 9, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Feyen, Hutton, Jacque, James, Stafsholt, Cabral-Guevara and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Neylon, Armstrong, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Franklin, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Melotik, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Tucker, Wichgers, Wittke, Gustafson, Zimmerman and Goeben
- May 9, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
- May 29, 2025 · Senate
Representative B. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Jun 9, 2025 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Kapenga
- Jul 3, 2025 · Senate
LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)
- Jan 7, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 27, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
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
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote