Wisconsin House Bill 1012

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 41)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-06-16 - Fiscal estimate received
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 103.10 (1) (a) 1., 103.10 (1) (a) 2., 103.10 (1m) and 103.10 (14) (b); to renumber and amend 103.10 (1) (a) (intro.); to amend 103.10 (1) (b), 103.10 (1) (c), 103.10 (3) (a) 1., 103.10 (3) (a) 3., 103.10 (3) (b) 1., 103.10 (3) (b) 2., 103.10 (3) (b) 3., 103.10 (6) (b) (intro.), 103.10 (6) (b) 1., 103.10 (7) (a), 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.), 103.10 (7) (b) 1., 103.10 (12) (c), 103.10 (14) (a), 103.12 (2), 103.12 (3), 111.322 (2m) (a), 111.322 (2m) (b) and 227.03 (2); to repeal and recreate 165.68 (1) (a) 3.; to create 20.445 (1) (w), 25.17 (1) (er), 25.52, 103.10 (1) (an), 103.10 (1) (ao), 103.10 (1) (db), 103.10 (1) (dm), 103.10 (1) (dp), 103.10 (1) (gm), 103.10 (1) (gr), 103.10 (1) (j), 103.10 (3) (b) 4., 103.10 (3) (b) 5., 103.10 (3) (b) 6., 103.10 (3) (b) 7., 103.10 (3) (b) 8., 103.10 (6) (c), 103.10 (7) (d), 103.10 (8m), 103.10 (11) (d), 103.10 (14) (c) and (d), 103.105 and 103.12 (4) of the statutes; Relating to: the establishment of a family and medical leave insurance program; family leave to care for a family member and for the active duty of a family member; the employers that must allow an employee to take family or medical leave; allowing a local government to adopt ordinances requiring employers to provide leave benefits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty. (FE)

The establishment of a family and medical leave insurance program; family leave to care for a family member and for the active duty of a family member; the employers that must allow an employee to take family or medical leave; allowing a local government to adopt ordinances requiring employers to provide leave benefits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty. (FE)

Rep. Francesca Hong [D]	Rep. Kalan Haywood [D]	Rep. Alex Joers [D]	Rep. Renuka Mayadev [D]
Rep. Christian Phelps [D]	Rep. Mike Bare [D]	Rep. Christine Sinicki [D]	Rep. Randy Udell [D]
Rep. Pricilla Prado [D]	Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner [D]	Rep. Angelito Tenorio [D]	Rep. Shelia Stubbs [D]
Rep. Karen Kirsch [D]	Rep. Lee Snodgrass [D]	Rep. Karen DeSanto [D]	Rep. Ben DeSmidt [D]
Rep. Clinton Anderson [D]	Rep. Ann Roe [D]	Rep. Darrin Madison [D]	Rep. Brienne Brown [D]
Rep. Deb Andraca [D]	Rep. Joan Fitzgerald [D]	Rep. Tara Johnson [D]	Rep. Robyn Vining [D]
Rep. Maureen McCarville [D]	Rep. Ryan Clancy [D]	Rep. Supreme Omokunde [D]	Rep. Lori Palmeri [D]
Rep. Vinnie Miresse [D]	Sen. LaTonya Johnson [D]	Sen. Kelda Roys [D]	Sen. Dora Drake [D]
Sen. Brad Pfaff [D]	Sen. Melissa Ratcliff [D]	Sen. Timothy Carpenter [D]	Sen. Mark Spreitzer [D]
Sen. Jamie Wall [D]	Sen. Christopher Larson [D]	Sen. Sarah Keyeski [D]	Sen. Kristin Dassler-Alfheim [D]
Sen. Dianne Hesselbein [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-06-16	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-03-23	House	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-03-20	House	Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
2026-02-26	House	Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
2026-02-06	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
2026-02-06	House	Introduced

SB1001 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab1012
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1012.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/children_and_families/1985944.pdf