2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 1012

Relating to: the establishment of a family and medical leave insurance program; family leave to care for a family member and for the active duty of a family member; the employers that must allow an employee to take family or medical leave; allowing a local government to adopt ordinances requiring employers to provide leave benefits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty. (FE)

In committee Last action June 16, 2026: Fiscal estimate received

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 29

Prime sponsors

Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Haywood, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Tenorio, Udell, Vining

Status

In committee as of June 16, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Children and Families (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 6

Date	Chamber	Action
June 16, 2026	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 20, 2026	Assembly	Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
February 26, 2026	Assembly	Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
February 6, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
February 6, 2026	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Hong, Haywood, Joers, Mayadev, Phelps, Bare, Sinicki, Udell, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Tenorio, Stubbs, Kirsch, Snodgrass, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Anderson, Roe, Madison, Brown, Andraca, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Vining, McCarville, Clancy, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri and Miresse; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Roys, Drake, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Carpenter, Spreitzer, Wall, Larson, Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim and Hesselbein

Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.