2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 471

Relating to: unemployment insurance work search and registration and granting rule-making authority. (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 7

Prime sponsors

Dassler-Alfheim, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall

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: Senate Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 7

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
January 28, 2026	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
January 9, 2026	Senate	Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
November 12, 2025	Senate	Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
October 3, 2025	Senate	Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor
October 2, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
October 2, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators Wall, Dassler-Alfheim, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Stroud, DeSanto, Moore Omokunde, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hong, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell

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.