AB 6512025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill
AB 651
Relating to: various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Enacted Last action March 30, 2026: Published 3-31-2026
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 0
No sponsors listed.
Status
Enacted as of March 30, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: Assembly Rules, Assembly Workforce Development, Labor and Integrated Employment, Joint Finance, Senate Organization (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 40
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 30, 2026 | Assembly | Published 3-31-2026 |
| March 30, 2026 | Assembly | Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 145 |
| March 26, 2026 | Assembly | Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026 |
| February 13, 2026 | Assembly | Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-2026 |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Received from Senate concurred in |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Ordered immediately messaged |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1 |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Read a second time |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch |
| February 10, 2026 | Senate | Fiscal estimate received |
| February 9, 2026 | Senate | Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| February 9, 2026 | Senate | Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 |
| January 23, 2026 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| January 23, 2026 | Senate | Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization |
| January 20, 2026 | Senate | Received from Assembly |
| January 20, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered immediately messaged |
| January 20, 2026 | Assembly | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0 |
| January 20, 2026 | Assembly | Rules suspended |
| January 20, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered to a third reading |
| January 20, 2026 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 adopted |
| January 20, 2026 | Assembly | Read a second time |
| January 14, 2026 | Assembly | Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules |
| January 14, 2026 | Assembly | Referred to committee on Rules |
| January 14, 2026 | Assembly | Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 |
| January 14, 2026 | Assembly | Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0 |
| January 14, 2026 | Assembly | Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a) |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Fiscal estimate received |
| January 6, 2026 | Assembly | Referred to committee on Rules |
| January 6, 2026 | Assembly | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 9, Noes 0 |
| January 6, 2026 | Assembly | Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3 |
| January 6, 2026 | Assembly | Executive action taken |
| December 29, 2025 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Melotik |
| November 13, 2025 | Assembly | Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor |
| November 13, 2025 | Assembly | Public hearing held |
| November 13, 2025 | Assembly | Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment |
| November 13, 2025 | Assembly | Introduced by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment |
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.