2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 743

Relating to: minimum wage for all inmates and residents of state correctional institutions and county jails 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 4

Prime sponsors

Carpenter, Drake, L. Johnson, Spreitzer

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 Judiciary and Public Safety (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
January 30, 2026	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
January 21, 2026	Senate	Representative Moore Omokunde added as a cosponsor
December 12, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
December 12, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators Drake, L. Johnson, Carpenter and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Madison, Clancy, Stubbs, Arney, Cruz, Goodwin, Hong, Rivera-Wagner, Tenorio, Joers, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor and Neubauer

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.