2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 479

Relating to: reducing costs of trade examinations administered by third parties and making an appropriation. (FE)

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 18

Prime sponsors

Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, Emerson, Joers, Johnson, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell

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 Workforce Development, Labor and Integrated Employment (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 5

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 20, 2026	Assembly	Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor
January 8, 2026	Assembly	Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
October 9, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment
October 9, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Moore Omokunde, Arney, Andraca, Brown, Bare, Emerson, Joers, Johnson, McCarville, Miresse, Roe, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer

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.