2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 1146

Relating to: minimum nurse staffing ratios in hospitals, registered nurses’ right to refuse a work assignment, prohibiting mandatory overtime for registered nurses, and providing a penalty.

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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

Sponsors 15

Prime sponsors

Arney, Bare, Clancy, Goodwin, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio

Status

In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Health, Aging and Long-Term Care (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 4

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 19, 2026	Assembly	Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
March 13, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
March 13, 2026	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Hong, Subeck, Bare, Sinicki, Tenorio, Joers, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Goodwin, Clancy, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Arney, J. Jacobson and Hysell; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Ratcliff, Hesselbein, Wirch, Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim and Roys

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.