Wisconsin House Bill 651

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on March 30 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-30 - Published 3-31-2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 102.01 (2) (ar); to renumber 102.15 (1) (a); to renumber and amend 102.16 (1), 102.17 (4) (a), 102.17 (9) (a) 1., 102.44 (1) (ag), 102.44 (1) (am) and 102.44 (1) (b); to amend 20.445 (1) (sm), 40.65 (2) (a), 102.11 (1) (intro.), 102.125 (2), 102.125 (3), 102.15 (2), 102.16 (4), 102.17 (1) (d) 1., 102.17 (1) (d) 2., 102.17 (1) (d) 3., 102.17 (4) (b), 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.), 102.18 (1) (a), 102.18 (1) (bp), 102.27 (2) (a), 102.32 (6m) (a), 102.42 (title), 102.44 (1) (c) 1., 102.59 (1), 102.61 (1m) (c), 102.75 (1g) (a), 102.75 (1g) (c), 102.81 (2), 102.82 (2) (a) (intro.), 102.82 (2) (am), 102.82 (2) (ar) and 102.82 (2) (b); to repeal and recreate 102.85 (1) and 102.85 (2); to create 102.125 (1m), 102.16 (1) (e), 102.17 (1) (a) 1m., 102.17 (1) (a) 5., 102.17 (1) (i), 102.17 (4) (a) 1., 102.17 (9) (a) 1e., 102.17 (9) (a) 1g., 102.42 (10), 102.44 (4o), 102.59 (4), 102.82 (2) (ab), 102.82 (2) (ad) and 943.395 (1) (e) of the statutes; to affect 2023 Wisconsin Act 213, section 25; Relating to: various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)

Various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)

House Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment Committee

2026-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Read a third time and concurred in (Y: 32 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-11 - Senate - Senate: Senate Amendment 1 rejected (Y: 18 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-20 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 97 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-30	House	Published 3-31-2026
2026-03-30	House	Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 145
2026-03-26	House	Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
2026-02-13	House	Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-2026
2026-02-12	House	Received from Senate concurred in
2026-02-11	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-11	Senate	Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
2026-02-11	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-11	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-11	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-02-11	Senate	Read a second time
2026-02-11	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch
2026-02-10	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-09	Senate	Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-09	Senate	Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-01-23	Senate	Available for scheduling
2026-01-23	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
2026-01-20	Senate	Received from Assembly
2026-01-20	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-20	House	Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0
2026-01-20	House	Rules suspended
2026-01-20	House	Ordered to a third reading
2026-01-20	House	Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2026-01-20	House	Read a second time
2026-01-14	House	Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-01-14	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2026-01-14	House	Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
2026-01-14	House	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 16, Noes 0
2026-01-14	House	Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance
2026-01-13	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-01-13	House	Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)
2026-01-06	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2026-01-06	House	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 9, Noes 0
2026-01-06	House	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3
2026-01-06	House	Executive action taken
2025-12-29	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Melotik
2025-11-13	House	Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor
2025-11-13	House	Public hearing held
2025-11-13	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment
2025-11-13	House	Introduced

SB676 (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/ab651
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB651.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2025/REG/AB651.pdf
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/acts/2025/145.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB651-AA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB651-SA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/workforce_development_labor_and_integrated_employment/1954335.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB651.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab651/ab651_dwd.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab651/ab651_da.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcactmemos/2025/REG/Act%20145.pdf
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/av0173
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/sv0180
Roll Call	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/sv0181