Bills by subject

Governor: Appointments

33 bills and resolutions. 7 became law, 2 were vetoed, and 15 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

AB 248 Vacancies in appointive state offices.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 50 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026
SB 249 Vacancies in appointive state offices.
Stopped in committee. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 40 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law. Last action Aug 2, 2012

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 4

Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
May 13, 2026
AB 248: Vacancies in appointive state offices.
Vetoed by the governor.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 249: Vacancies in appointive state offices.
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 14

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Aug 2, 2011
AB 96: The composition of the Board of Veterans Affairs, the appointment of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and promulgating rules for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 129: Creation of the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, creation of the badger jobs fund and the jobs now fund certification program, both of which are to be administered by the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 218: The appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 558: The governor's read to lead development fund, the Read to Lead Development Council, grants in support of literacy and early childhood development programs, teacher licensure, screening kindergarten pupils for reading readiness, remedial reading services for certain pupils, evaluating teacher preparatory programs and educator effectiveness, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 652: Creation of the Wisconsin Next Generation Reserve Board and Wisconsin next generation reserve fund, authorizing the State of Wisconsin Investment Board to provide certain advice, services, and facilities to state agencies and others, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 700: Posting of gubernatorial appointment vacancies on the Internet Web site of the Office of the Governor.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 733: Creation of the Wisconsin Seed Fund Authority and creation of the business seed fund, to be administered by the Wisconsin Seed Fund Authority.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 94: Creation of the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, creation of the badger jobs fund and the jobs now fund certification program, both of which are to be administered by the Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.

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2009–10 session: 15

May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Feb 23, 2010
AB 138: The appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board.
Vetoed by the governor.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 206: Creating a committee to study the uses of industrial hemp.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 408: Financial assistance related to bioenergy feedstocks, biorefineries, and conversion to biomass energy; the definition of the term agricultural use for the purpose of determining the assessed value of a parcel of land; requiring a strategic bioenergy feedstock assessment; creation of a bioenergy council; the agricultural and forestry diversification programs; biofuels training assessment; a study of regulatory burdens relating to biofuel production facilities; marketing orders and agreements for bioenergy feedstocks; exempting personal renewable fuel production and use from the motor vehicle fuel tax, the petroleum inspection fee, and business tax registration requirements; an income and franchise tax credit for installing or retrofitting pumps that mix motor vehicle fuels from separate storage tanks; offering gasoline that is not blended with ethanol to motor fuel dealers; state renewable motor vehicle fuels sales goals; required sales of renewable motor vehicle fuels; use of petroleum-based transportation fuels by state vehicles; use of alternative fuels in flex fuel vehicles owned by the state; use of public alternative fuel refueling facilities; duties of the Office of Energy Independence; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 437: Reorganizing the Milwaukee Public School System into eight school districts and creating a Milwaukee Public Schools Redistricting and Implementation Commission.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 787: The term of office of the commissioner of insurance.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 927: The advice and consent of the senate for appointments.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 6: Fixing the size of the legislature and gubernatorial appointment of supreme court justices (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 96: Appointment of supreme court justices and elections to consider retention of justices (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 113: The appointment and term of service of the secretary of natural resources and vacancies on the Natural Resources Board.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.

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