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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 27

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer. (FE)

Public employee State agencies

  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 this bill, state agencies must require employees to perform their work in person at state agency offices during the employee’s regularly scheduled work hours, beginning July 1, 2025. The bill exempts telehealth services and duties that were performed off site before March 1, 2020.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Quinn (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)

16 cosponsors

Allen (R) , B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Dittrich (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , Nedweski (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tusler (R) , Vos (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

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 Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 13, 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. Feb 7, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Quinn, Stafsholt and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Nedweski, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Penterman, Swearingen, Tusler and Vos

  2. Feb 7, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  3. Feb 11, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 14, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 14, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 14, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 14, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Feb 14, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Feb 17, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Feb 17, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. Feb 18, 2025 · Senate

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  12. Feb 21, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  13. Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  14. Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  15. Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  16. Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  17. Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  18. Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  19. Feb 25, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  20. Feb 26, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  21. Feb 26, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  22. Feb 26, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  23. Feb 26, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  24. Feb 26, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  25. Feb 26, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  26. Feb 26, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  27. Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  28. Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  29. Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  30. Feb 28, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  31. Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  32. Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  33. Mar 7, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  34. Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  35. Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  36. Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  37. Mar 14, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  38. Mar 14, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  39. Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  40. Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  41. Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  42. Jul 21, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  43. Oct 3, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk

  44. Jan 14, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  45. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1