Wisconsin Senate Bill 579

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

An Act to amend 7.33 (4), 13.111 (2), 16.50 (3) (e), 19.82 (1), 19.85 (3), 19.86, 20.425 (1) (a), 20.425 (1) (i), 20.505 (1) (ks), 20.505 (1) (kz), 20.917 (3) (b), 20.921 (1) (a) 2., 20.923 (6) (intro.), 36.09 (1) (j), 40.02 (25) (b) 8., 40.05 (4g) (a) 4., 40.80 (3), 40.81 (3), 111.81 (1), 111.81 (9g), 111.81 (12m), 111.81 (16), 111.825 (5), 111.83 (1), 111.83 (5) (d), 111.83 (5) (e), 111.83 (5) (f), 111.84 (1) (f), 111.85 (1) (a), 111.85 (1) (b), 111.85 (1) (c), 111.85 (1) (d), 111.85 (2) (a), 111.85 (2) (b), 111.85 (4), 111.91 (1) (a), 111.91 (1) (b), 111.91 (1) (c), 111.93 (3) (a), 230.01 (3), 230.046 (10) (a), 230.12 (3) (e) 1., 230.35 (2d) (e), 230.35 (3) (e) 6. and 230.88 (2) (b); to create subchapter VI of chapter 111 [precedes 111.95] of the statutes; Relating to: collective bargaining for employees of the University of Wisconsin System, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Collective bargaining for employees of the University of Wisconsin System, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Sen. Christopher Larson [D]	Sen. Timothy Carpenter [D]	Sen. Kristin Dassler-Alfheim [D]	Sen. Dora Drake [D]
Sen. Jodi Habush Sinykin [D]	Sen. Dianne Hesselbein [D]	Sen. LaTonya Johnson [D]	Sen. Sarah Keyeski [D]
Sen. Brad Pfaff [D]	Sen. Melissa Ratcliff [D]	Sen. Kelda Roys [D]	Sen. Jeff Smith [D]
Sen. Mark Spreitzer [D]	Sen. Jamie Wall [D]	Sen. Robert Wirch [D]	Rep. Jodi Emerson [D]
Rep. Jill Billings [D]	Rep. Clinton Anderson [D]	Rep. Deb Andraca [D]	Rep. Margaret Arney [D]
Rep. Mike Bare [D]	Rep. Brienne Brown [D]	Rep. Ryan Clancy [D]	Rep. Angelina Cruz [D]
Rep. Karen DeSanto [D]	Rep. Ben DeSmidt [D]	Rep. Steve Doyle [D]	Rep. Joan Fitzgerald [D]
Rep. Russell Goodwin [D]	Rep. Kalan Haywood [D]	Rep. Francesca Hong [D]	Rep. Andrew Hysell [D]
Rep. Jenna Jacobson [D]	Rep. Alex Joers [D]	Rep. Tara Johnson [D]	Rep. Karen Kirsch [D]
Rep. Darrin Madison [D]	Rep. Renuka Mayadev [D]	Rep. Maureen McCarville [D]	Rep. Tip McGuire [D]
Rep. Vinnie Miresse [D]	Rep. Supreme Omokunde [D]	Rep. Greta Neubauer [D]	Rep. Lori Palmeri [D]
Rep. Christian Phelps [D]	Rep. Pricilla Prado [D]	Rep. Amaad Rivera-Wagner [D]	Rep. Ann Roe [D]
Rep. Joe Sheehan [D]	Rep. Christine Sinicki [D]	Rep. Lee Snodgrass [D]	Rep. Ryan Spaude [D]
Rep. Angela Stroud [D]	Rep. Shelia Stubbs [D]	Rep. Lisa Subeck [D]	Rep. Sequanna Taylor [D]
Rep. Angelito Tenorio [D]	Rep. Randy Udell [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2025-11-13	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-07	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-03	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-10-24	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges
2025-10-24	Senate	Introduced

AB593 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb579
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB579.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb579/sb579_uws.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb579/sb579_etf.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb579/sb579_erc.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/universities_and_technical_colleges/1984909.pdf