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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 464

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Relating to: state preemption of local employment regulations. (FE)

Employment Hours of labor Housing Ordinance Organization miscellaneous Wage

  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 state limits the power of local governments to enact laws on certain issues. This practice is called preemption. This bill repeals the preemptions of local governments from enacting or enforcing ordinances related to the following:

1. Regulations related to wage claims and collections.

2. Regulation of employee hours and overtime, including scheduling of employee work hours or shifts.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Larson (D) , Pfaff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wirch (D)

19 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Haywood (D) , Hysell (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Phelps (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Udell (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 6

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

Full history

  1. Oct 2, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Smith, Pfaff, Carpenter, Roys, Larson, Wirch, Dassler-Alfheim, Spreitzer and Habush Sinykin; cosponsored by Representatives Haywood, Moore Omokunde, McCarville, Snodgrass, Brown, Roe, Miresse, DeSmidt, Stubbs, Arney, Udell, Clancy, Andraca, Phelps, Joers, Hysell and Johnson

  2. Oct 2, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Oct 21, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1