Bills by subject

State agencies

134 bills and resolutions. 11 became law, 8 were vetoed, and 69 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 102 Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration).
Adopted. Last action May 26, 2026
AB 39 Requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 162 Workforce metrics. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 281 The employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 415 Use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 60

May 13, 2026
AB 39: Requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer.
Vetoed by the governor.
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 57: Requirements concerning assistance in the detention of individuals who are or are alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 83: Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 161: Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
May 13, 2026
AB 162: Workforce metrics. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 163: Redeterminations of eligibility for the Medical Assistance program and database confirmation for public assistance program eligibility. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 171: Privacy protections for judicial officers.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 190: Obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 220: Discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, national guard, jury duty, and adoption and in the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2026
AB 277: Requirements for proposed administrative rules that impose any costs.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
May 13, 2026
AB 281: The employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 291: Native prairie and forage plants.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 377: Establishing English as the official state language, use of artificial intelligence or other machine-assisted translation tools in lieu of appointing English language interpreters, and use of English for governmental oral and written communication and for nongovernmental purposes. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 378: Prohibiting the state from sharing data with the federal government that contains personally identifiable information if the data is not first masked or otherwise anonymized and authorizing a civil cause of action for negligent violations of that prohibition. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
AB 415: Use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 444: Prohibitions concerning use of state and local facilities to detain individuals on the basis of immigration status.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 27, 2026
AB 446: Consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 471: The regulation of digital assets.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 556: Zero-based biennial budget requests by executive branch agencies. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 575: Prohibiting state agencies and local governmental units from using facial recognition technology or data generated from it.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 633: The rights of Devil’s Lake State Park and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 643: The establishment of November 11 as a day on which the offices of the agencies of state government are closed. (FE)
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 739: Prohibitions concerning state or local government assistance with federal immigration enforcement.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 908: Government service delivery improvements. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 909: An enterprise-wide data and efficiency study. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 6, 2026
AB 910: The amounts of fines and fees state agencies are authorized or required to impose by law. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
May 13, 2026
AB 955: The rule-making authority of agencies. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 994: Review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate; and the rule-making authority of certain agencies. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1221: Creating the Wisconsin Public Food Administration Authority and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 26, 2026
AJR 102: Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration).
Adopted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 27: Requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate 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 54: Requirements concerning assistance in the detention of individuals who are or are alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 82: Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.
Stopped in committee.
Aug 11, 2025
SB 169: Privacy protections for judicial officers.
Became law.
May 13, 2026
SB 184: Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 194: Obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 201: Workforce metrics. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 223: Discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, insurance coverage, national guard, jury duty, and adoption and in the receipt of mental health or vocational rehabilitation services.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 287: The employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
May 13, 2026
SB 289: Requirements for proposed administrative rules that impose any costs.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 293: Native prairie and forage plants.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 357: Establishing English as the official state language, use of artificial intelligence or other machine-assisted translation tools in lieu of appointing English language interpreters, and use of English for governmental oral and written communication and for nongovernmental purposes. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 369: Prohibiting the state from sharing data with the federal government that contains personally identifiable information if the data is not first masked or otherwise anonymized and authorizing a civil cause of action for negligent violations of that prohibition. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 400: Use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 445: Consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 484: Prohibitions concerning use of state and local facilities to detain individuals on the basis of immigration status.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 493: Prohibitions concerning state or local government assistance with federal immigration enforcement.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 535: The regulation of digital assets.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 555: Zero-based biennial budget requests by executive branch agencies. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 613: The rights of Devil’s Lake State Park and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 617: The establishment of November 11 as a day on which the offices of the agencies of state government are closed. (FE)
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 940: The rule-making authority of agencies. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 941: An enterprise-wide data and efficiency study. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 952: Government service delivery improvements. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 981: Review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate; and the rule-making authority of certain agencies. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 94: Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration).
Stopped before the full Senate voted.

2011–12 session: 38

Mar 23, 2012
AB 21: State procurement of products and services from businesses located in this state and setting a goal for local government to purchase a certain percentage of products and services from businesses located in this state.
Stopped in committee.
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 70: Changes to the membership of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, notification to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board of bills with an economic impact on small businesses, the role of the Office of Regulatory Assistance in the Department of Commerce, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 117: An addition to the 2009-11 Authorized State Building Program and granting bonding authority.
Stopped in committee.
Jun 16, 2011
AB 148: Changes affecting state finances in the 2010-11 fiscal year and making an appropriation.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 194: Requiring certain information in state agency budget requests.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 223: Awarding costs in administrative agency actions.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 315: Child care facilities for children of state employees in the city of Madison.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 326: Creation of a Joint Committee on State Mandates and required funding of state mandates.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.

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Mar 23, 2012
AB 332: Inclusion in the economic impact analysis for a proposed rule an assessment of the impact that the proposed rule will have on public health and the environment.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 374: Creating a preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses.
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 400: State agency fiscal and operations reports and quarterly hearings of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 429: Waiving fees for certain professional and occupational licenses issued to veterans.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 530: Reports on implementation of federal health reform.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 531: Requiring legislation for agencies to take an action to, request federal moneys to, and use state moneys to assist the federal government to implement federal health reform.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 647: The office of the business ombudsman established and operated by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 663: Fraud, waste, and mismanagement in state government and authorizing the expenditure of funds.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 676: Contributions by state contractors and their officers and substantial owners to candidates for state office or their authorized committees.
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.
Nov 7, 2011
SB 47: Changes to the membership of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, notification to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board of bills with an economic impact on small businesses, the role of the Office of Regulatory Assistance in the Department of Commerce, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 166: Preferences for minority-owned businesses in state procurement.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 191: Awarding costs in administrative agency actions.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 218: Legislative authorization of proposed administrative rules.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 229: Inclusion in the economic impact analysis for a proposed rule an assessment of the impact that the proposed rule will have on public health and the environment.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 254: Requiring certain information in state agency budget requests.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 303: Creating a preference in state procurement for Wisconsin-based businesses.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 6, 2012
SB 338: Waiving fees for certain professional and occupational licenses issued to veterans.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 385: State agency fiscal and operations reports and quarterly hearings of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 506: Management and performance evaluation audits of large programs and large agencies by the Legislative Audit Bureau.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 29, 2012
SB 563: Requiring legislation for agencies to take an action to, request federal moneys to, and use state moneys to assist the federal government to implement federal health reform and reports on implementation of federal health reform.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 565: Providing the public with information on state agency operations expenditures and state agency contracts and grants.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 568: Periodic review of administrative rules.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 569: Audits on cost-benefit analyses and continued appropriateness reviews when state agencies contract for services and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 570: Cost-benefit analyses and continued appropriateness reviews when state agencies contract for services.
Stopped in committee.
May 21, 2012
SB 573: State contractual services and cost-benefit analyses.
Stopped in committee.
May 15, 2012
SB 574: Contracting for services in state procurement.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 36

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Apr 28, 2010
AB 327: Contributions by state contractors, grantees, or loan recipients and their officers and substantial owners to certain elective state officials.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 380: State agency fiscal and operations reports and quarterly hearings of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 385: Access to telephone numbers of state agencies and authorities on the Internet.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 445: An integrated crime alert network and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 467: Creating an optional holiday for state employees to observe the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
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 767: Changes to the membership of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, notification to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board of bills with an economic impact on small businesses, and the role of the Office of the Small Business Advocate in the Department of Commerce.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 782: Encouraging the purchase of food produced in this state, creating goals and a preference in state procurement for food produced in this state, and creating a council.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 785: An integrated crime alert network and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 792: State contractual services and false claims submitted to state and local governments, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
May 24, 2010
AB 799: Changes to the membership of the Small Business Regulatory Review Board, notification to the Small Business Regulatory Review Board of bills with an economic impact on small businesses, and the role of the Office of the Small Business Advocate in the Department of Commerce.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 816: State contracts with financial institutions with foreclosures in the state.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 931: Rule making that increases costs or regulatory burdens.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 960: Requiring that certain rail passenger service extension projects be enumerated by the legislature.
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.
Sep 25, 2009
AJR 71: The H1N1 virus and its impact on Wisconsin.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 8: State procurement of contractual services.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 2, 2009
SB 62: State finances and appropriations and making diverse other changes in the statutes.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 92: Preparation and legislative consideration of a biennial budget bill; making all meetings of the Joint Committee on Finance relating to the biennial budget bill available in real time for viewing by the public on the legislature's Internet Web site; and reporting of certain information by lobbying principals.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 447: State contractual services and false claims submitted to state and local governments, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
May 17, 2010
SB 533: An integrated crime alert network and making an appropriation.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 542: Encouraging the purchase of food produced in this state, creating goals and a preference in state procurement for food produced in this state, and creating a council.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 677: Annexations of trails designated by the Department of Natural Resources.
Stopped in committee.
May 3, 2010
SB 699: Providing the public with information on state agency and school district operations expenditures and state agency and school district contracts and grants.
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.
Apr 28, 2010
SJR 71: Prohibiting the state and local governments from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, an individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ancestry, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.

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