2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 541

Relating to: actions in circuit court alleging discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing. (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 12

Prime sponsors

Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wirch

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 5

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
December 9, 2025	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
November 11, 2025	Senate	Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor
October 17, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
October 17, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Sheehan, Goodwin, Hong, Andraca, Miresse, Arney, Bare, Brown, Anderson, Clancy, DeSmidt, Doyle, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Fitzgerald 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.