Bills by subject

Governor

74 bills and resolutions. 11 became law, 1 was vetoed, and 37 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.

SJR 116 Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration).
Adopted. Last action Jun 23, 2026
SB 717 Veterans Benefits Education Week.
Stopped in committee. Last action Jun 1, 2026
AJR 10 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).
Adopted. Last action May 26, 2026
AB 602 Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations.
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

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 21

Oct 31, 2025
AB 35: Withdrawal of candidacy for certain offices filled at the general election and providing a penalty. (FE)
Became law.
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.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 251: Jurisdiction over juveniles on federal enclaves. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Apr 9, 2026
AB 374: Compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 580: Disaster assistance grants. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
May 13, 2026
AB 602: Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 777: Veterans Benefits Education Week.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1219: Campaign contribution limits.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AJR 8: Restricting the governor’s partial veto authority to only rejecting entire bill sections of an appropriation bill that are capable of separate enactment and reducing appropriations in a bill (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
May 26, 2026
AJR 10: The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).
Adopted.

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Mar 23, 2026
AJR 127: Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration).
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
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 253: Jurisdiction over juveniles on federal enclaves. (FE)
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 378: Compliance with the federal Electoral Count Reform Act. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 558: Disaster assistance grants. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 600: Participating in the federal tax credit program for contributions to scholarship granting organizations.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Jun 1, 2026
SB 717: Veterans Benefits Education Week.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1153: Campaign contribution limits.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 4: The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 11: Restricting the governor’s partial veto authority to only rejecting entire bill sections of an appropriation bill that are capable of separate enactment and reducing appropriations in a bill (first consideration).
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Jun 23, 2026
SJR 116: Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration).
Adopted.

2011–12 session: 24

Mar 23, 2012
AB 32: Communications by members of the legislature.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 58: State finances, compensation and fringe benefits of public employees, the Medical Assistance program, granting bonding authority, and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 264: Acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials, officials elect, and committees and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 268: Legislative vacancies.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 355: Exempting rules promulgated by the Government Accountability Board from certain administrative rule-making procedures involving the approval of the governor.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 389: The authority of a state agency to promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of a statute enforced or administered by the agency and to implement or enforce standards, requirements, and thresholds; elimination of gubernatorial approval of proposed administrative rules; economic impact reports of proposed rules; elimination of statements of scope for emergency rules; legislative review of proposed rules; legislative authorization for certain proposed rules; and venue in a declaratory judgment action seeking judicial review of the validity of an administrative rule.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 673: Campaign contributions to the governor or certain committees by lobbyists, principals, and other persons who may be affected by proposed administrative rules.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 2, 2012
AB 735: Establishing the salary of the governor.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 114: Prohibiting partial vetoes of parts of bill sections (second consideration).
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2012
AR 4: Requesting the governor to negotiate in good faith on January 2011 Special Session Assembly Bill 11.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AR 8: Assistant district attorneys.
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 97: The composition of the Board of Veterans Affairs, the appointment of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and direction and supervision of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 176: Legislative vacancies.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 245: Exempting rules promulgated by the Government Accountability Board from certain administrative rule-making procedures involving the approval of the governor.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 319: Elimination of the requirement that the governor approve a proposed rule that was considered at the joint annual spring fish and wildlife rule hearing of the Department of Natural Resources and county meeting of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress and limitation of the scope of the requirement that an economic impact analysis be prepared for such a proposed rule.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 467: A deadline for gubernatorial approval of the statement of the scope of a proposed rule.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 495: The return of federal funds to the federal government.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 571: State contractual services and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 18, 2011
SJR 15: Modifying the session schedule for the 2011-12 biennial session period and extending the deadline for the governor's budget message.
Adopted.
Mar 23, 2012
SJR 60: Prohibiting partial vetoes of parts of bill sections (second consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SJR 67: Recognizing that it is the right, duty, and privilege of the legislature to control the expenditure of moneys appropriated by law.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 11, 2012
SJR 72: Modifying the session schedule for the 2011-12 biennial session period for the purpose of extending the date for the submission of enrolled bills to the governor for executive action.
Adopted.

2009–10 session: 29

Jan 29, 2009
AB 5: Payment of Wisconsin supplemental and extended unemployment insurance benefits in this state.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 42: Acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials, officials elect, and committees and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 97: The designation of Vietnam Veterans Day.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 98: The designation of Korean War Armistice Day.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 117: Withholding of pay of certain state elected officials and prohibiting the reimbursement of certain legislator expenses; acceptance of certain political contributions by certain elective state officials and committees; deadlines for the transmittal of the Building Commission's long-range state building program recommendations and the delivery of the governor's biennial budget message; submission of a report on the timeliness of the submittal of agency biennial budget requests; legislative consideration of biennial budget bill; operation of legislature before passage of biennial budget bill; and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 203: The governor's duty to review national guard federalization orders.
Stopped in committee.
Oct 9, 2009
AB 316: Emergency management, succession of public offices, liability and licensure of emergency volunteers, disaster relief, ratification of the pest control compact, transportation and disposal of animal carcasses, the plant industry, computation of school days, variance for hospital requirements, public works mutual assistance, emergencies related to computer or telecommunication systems, and providing penalties.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 320: Creating an exception to local levy limits and the expenditure restraint program.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 321: Requiring the enactment of legislation for setting the salaries of the governor, the lieutenant governor, the secretary of state, the state treasurer, the attorney general, the superintendent of public instruction, state senators and representatives to the assembly, supreme court justices, court of appeals judges, and circuit court judges.
Stopped in committee.

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Apr 28, 2010
AB 425: Directing the governor to annually proclaim March 25 as Medal of Honor Day.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 551: Furlough of executive branch state employees during the 2009-11 fiscal biennium and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 968: Authorizing the governor to award grants and loans for development projects, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
Stopped in committee.
Jun 10, 2010
AB 972: Creation of the Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and Oversight Commission to investigate waste, fraud, and abuse in state government and make recommendations to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 94: Extending a state of public health emergency.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 109: Prohibiting partial vetoes of parts of bill sections (first consideration).
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 129: Partial vetoes by the governor and the county chief executive officer.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 15: Payment of Wisconsin supplemental and extended unemployment insurance benefits in this state.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 50: Legislative oversight of expenditure of federal economic stimulus funds.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 2, 2009
SB 62: State finances and appropriations and making diverse other changes in the statutes.
Became law.
Jul 23, 2009
SB 75: The designation of Korean War Armistice Day.
Became law.
Jul 23, 2009
SB 76: The designation of Vietnam Veterans Day.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 226: Emergency management, succession of public offices, liability and licensure of emergency volunteers, disaster relief, ratification of the pest control compact, transportation and disposal of animal carcasses, the plant industry, computation of school days, variance for hospital requirements, public works mutual assistance, emergencies related to computer or telecommunication systems, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 230: Creating an exception to local levy limits and the expenditure restraint program.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 237: The governor's certification of an abnormal economic disruption.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 5, 2010
SB 293: Directing the governor to annually proclaim March 25 as Medal of Honor Day.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 360: Sale of a parcel of land located in Marinette County to the Wied Trust.
Stopped in committee.
Jun 11, 2010
SB 703: Content of executive budget bills and requiring a supermajority approval for certain bills in the state legislature, preparation of results-based biennial budget requests by executive branch state agencies, and state agency base budget review reports.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2010
SJR 61: Prohibiting partial vetoes of parts of bill sections (first consideration).
Adopted.

Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject