Wisconsin House Bill 164

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 15)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to renumber and amend 108.04 (2) (a) 4., 108.04 (15) (a) 2. and 108.13 (4) (a) 4.; to consolidate, renumber and amend 108.04 (15) (a) (intro.) and 1.; to amend 40.02 (22) (b) 3., 40.65 (5) (b) 2., 49.147 (3) (ac) 2., 49.163 (3) (a) 3. c., 71.67 (7) (title), 105.01 (1) (b) 1., 105.115 (2) (b), 105.115 (2) (c), 105.115 (3) (a) 1., 105.115 (4) (b) 1., 105.115 (4) (b) 3., 106.38 (3) (c) 3., 108.04 (2) (a) 3., 108.04 (12) (b), 108.14 (1), 108.141 (1) (b) 3., 108.142 (1) (h) 3., 108.19 (1m), 111.39 (4) (c), 230.43 (4), 230.85 (3) (d) and 779.01 (2) (am); to repeal and recreate chapter 108 (title); to create 15.223 (2), 108.01 (2m), 108.013, 108.02 (21r), 108.04 (2) (a) 4. c., 108.04 (2) (a) 5., 108.04 (15) (a) 2. b., 108.04 (15) (am) and (ao) and 108.14 (8o) of the statutes; Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants. (FE)

Various changes to the unemployment insurance law and federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants. (FE)

Rep. Brent Jacobson [R]	Rep. Patrick Snyder [R]	Rep. Alex Dallman [R]	Rep. Cindi Duchow [R]
Rep. Chanz Green [R]	Rep. Rick Gundrum [R]	Rep. Dan Knodl [R]	Rep. Rob Kreibich [R]
Rep. Amanda Nedweski [R]	Rep. David Murphy [R]	Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]	Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]
Rep. Robert Wittke [R]	Rep. Scott Allen [R]	Sen. Andre Jacque [R]

2025-04-22 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 53 N: 42 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2025-08-19	Senate	Available for scheduling
2025-08-19	Senate	Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-08-19	Senate	Executive action taken
2025-05-06	Senate	Public hearing held
2025-04-24	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
2025-04-23	Senate	Received from Assembly
2025-04-22	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2025-04-22	House	Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 42, Paired 2
2025-04-22	House	Rules suspended
2025-04-22	House	Ordered to a third reading
2025-04-22	House	Read a second time
2025-04-22	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-04-17	House	Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-04-15	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2025-04-15	House	Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2
2025-04-15	House	Executive action taken
2025-04-10	House	Public hearing held
2025-04-08	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform
2025-04-08	House	Introduced

SB197 (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/ab164
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB164.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/public_benefit_reform/1913417.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab164/ab164_dwd.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/government_operations_labor_and_economic_development/1938079.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/senate_organization/1985249.pdf
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/av0037