Bills by subject

Legislature

60 bills and resolutions. 3 became law, 3 were vetoed, and 40 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.

AJR 10 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).
Adopted. Last action May 26, 2026
AB 248 Vacancies in appointive state offices.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 662 Prohibiting state contracting with certain business entities and providing a penalty. (FE)
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

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 23

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 67: Venue for actions in which there is a governmental party.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 145: Passing legislation to reduce carbon emissions.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
AB 248: Vacancies in appointive state offices.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 396: Appointment of legal counsel by the legislature.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 538: Requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
AB 662: Prohibiting state contracting with certain business entities and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1200: Contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, labor organizations, and federally recognized American Indian Tribes.
Stopped in committee.
May 26, 2026
AJR 10: The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration).
Adopted.
Mar 23, 2026
AJR 124: Requiring legislative approval for the expenditure or obligation, encumbrance, or other commitment of bond revenue for purposes of conservation and nature-based outdoor recreation in Wisconsin and for the expenditure of moneys from a fund created by law specially for any such purpose (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.

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Jan 6, 2025
AR 1: Notifying the senate and the governor that the 2025-2026 assembly is organized.
Adopted.
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 75: Venue for actions in which there is a governmental party.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 150: Passing legislation to reduce carbon emissions.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 249: Vacancies in appointive state offices.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 397: Appointment of legal counsel by the legislature.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 510: Requiring certain persons holding a state elective office to serve as an election official.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 648: Prohibiting state contracting with certain business entities and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1156: Contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, labor organizations, and federally recognized American Indian Tribes.
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.
Jan 6, 2025
SR 1: Notifying the assembly and the governor that the 2025-2026 senate is organized.
Adopted.
Apr 22, 2025
SR 3: Notifying the assembly and the governor that Cyrus Anderson is elected senate chief clerk of the 2025-2026 senate.
Adopted.
Jun 18, 2025
SR 5: Notifying the assembly and the governor that Timothy La Sage is elected senate sergeant at arms of the 2025-2026 senate.
Adopted.

2011–12 session: 21

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 89: Application of the open meetings law to legislative party caucuses.
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 636: Prohibiting the expenditure of moneys from the national mortgage settlement without legislative approval.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 15: Recalling January 2011 Special Session Assembly Bill 11 from the Senate.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 52: Requiring the legislature to enact laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to meetings of governmental bodies, including the legislature, and making members of the legislature subject to citations and civil penalties for violations of such laws (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 63: Recall of elective officers and a code of ethics for government officials (first consideration).
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
AJR 81: Women's reproductive rights.
Stopped in committee.
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 13: The removal of the portrait of Jeremiah Rusk from the assembly chamber.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2012
AR 17: Protecting First Amendment rights.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AR 19: Conduct in the assembly visitor gallery.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 119: 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
SB 167: Challenging the ballots of electors at polling places.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 468: Prohibiting the expenditure of moneys from the national mortgage settlement without legislative approval.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 495: The return of federal funds to the federal government.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 503: Preparing the executive budget bill or bills according to generally accepted accounting principles; prohibiting the executive budget bill or bills from increasing the state's budget deficit; and requiring legislation to reduce the state's budget deficit.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SJR 41: Requiring the legislature to enact laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to meetings of governmental bodies, including the legislature, and making members of the legislature subject to citations and civil penalties for violations of such laws (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SJR 42: The appointment of supreme court justices and appeals court judges (first 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.
Mar 23, 2012
SJR 68: An independent redistricting commission (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 16

May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 127: Preparation of zero-based biennial budget requests by executive branch agencies, preparation and passage of biennial budget bill or bills, state budget deficit, and generally accepted accounting principles.
Stopped in committee.
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 143: Application of the open meetings law to legislative party caucuses.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 388: Campaign financing, designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state income tax returns, creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for contributions to the Public Integrity Endowment, candidate time on public broadcasting television stations and public access channels, staffing of the Government Accountability Board; providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
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 6: Fixing the size of the legislature and gubernatorial appointment of supreme court justices (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Oct 23, 2009
AJR 76: The second anniversary of WisconsinEye's commencement of broadcast operations.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
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
AR 6: Expressing the sense of the assembly that Congress should invest in the manufacturing sector, including the domestic auto industry.
Stopped in committee.

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Apr 20, 2010
AR 14: The expulsion of Jeffrey Wood, a representative from the 67th Assembly District, from membership in the Wisconsin state assembly.
Adopted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 79: Public disclosure of certain information when abuse or neglect results in a child dying or being placed in serious or critical condition.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 221: Campaign financing, designations for the Wisconsin election campaign fund by individuals filing state income tax returns, creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for contributions to the Public Integrity Endowment, candidate time on public broadcasting television stations and public access channels, staffing of the Government Accountability Board; providing exemptions from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 398: Privatization of certain municipal water utilities.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SJR 47: The second anniversary of WisconsinEye's commencement of broadcast operations.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
SJR 81: A civilian national security force.
Stopped in committee.

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