Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive 11 R cosponsors

AB 152 — Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and authorizing the secretary of administration to transfer employees from any executive branch agency to the Department of Workforce Development for certain purposes. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on August 04, 2023.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Assembly Bill 152 introduce changes to Wisconsin's unemployment insurance laws, particularly focusing on how employees can be transferred to the Department of Workforce Development. One significant change is the process by which the Department can request an extension of time to manage appeals related to unemployment claims. This adjustment is important because it creates a clearer protocol for managing employee assignments and ensures that processes are timely, potentially reducing delays in addressing unemployment claims.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-2493/1 MED:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 152 April 7, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives O 'CONNOR , GUNDRUM , BROOKS , R OZAR, PETRYK, SORTWELL , EDMING, B EHNKE, M OSES, NEDWESKI , PLUMER , K NODL, MACCO, BRANDTJEN , ETERSEN, WICHGERS, GUSTAFSON and RETTINGER , cosponsored by Senators EYEN , TROEBEL, NASSand F ELZKOWSKI.
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities.
Assembly Bill 152 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to create 108.14 (10m), 108.14 (23m), 108.14 (29) and 108.14 (30) of the statutes;relating to:
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 16.004 (18m), 108.14 (10m), 108.14 (23m), 108.14 (29) and 108.14 (30) of the statutes;
relating to:
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau U NEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE This bill makes various changes in the unemployment insurance (UI) law, which is administered by the Department of Workforce Development.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in (d) The secretary may submit a request to extend an senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Significant changes include all of the following:
allowable period under par.
Identity proofing The bill requires DWD to implement identity-proofing measures for UI claimants who are engaging in benefit-related transactions with DWD that 1) require a claimant to verify his or her identity prior to filing an initial claim for benefits and when engaging in other transactions with DWD, and 2) achieve the IAL2 and AAL2 standards adopted in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Digital Identity Guidelines.
(b) to the cochairpersons of SECTION 1c.
Education and informational materials Current law requires DWD to compile and provide to employers certain information about how the UI system works, including a handbook on the UI system - 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2493/1 MED:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 152 for employers and information concerning the financing of the UI system that is published on DWD's website.
16.004 (18m) of the statutes is created the joint committee on finance in writing.
The bill requires DWD to also provide certain training materials for employers and claimants on the UI system.
If the cochair- to read:
The bill requires DWD to publish training videos on its website and also to provide live training seminars for employing units that are free of charge and provided on a quarterly basis.
persons of the joint committee on finance do not notify 16.004 (18m) T EMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOY - the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting EES TO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
Assistance call center The bill requires DWD to operate a call center to assist claimants for UI benefits or similar federal payments.
(a) In for the purpose of reviewing the request within 14 work- ing days after the secretary submitted the request, the sec- this subsection:
Under the bill, if the volume of calls has increased by percent or more over the same week during the previous year or if there is a declared state of emergency for the state that causes or relates to an increase in UI claims, DWD is required to increase the hours for the call center to include evening hours after 5 p.m.
retary may extend the allowable period by 120 days.
and weekend hours.
If, 1.
Database comparisons The bill requires DWD to perform a comparison of state and national databases that track death records, employment records, and prison records against recipients of UI benefits for the purposes of detecting fraud or erroneous payments.
“Allowable period” means a period described in par.
The bill requires DWD to perform the comparison on at least a weekly basis.
(c).
The bill provides that DWD may also make such comparisons with other databases.
within 14 working days after the secretary submitted the 2.
O THER CHANGES Transfer of employees to DWD The bill authorizes the secretary of administration to temporarily transfer employees from any executive branch agency to DWD to assist in deciding UI appeals.
“State agency” means any office or department in request, the cochairpersons of the joint committee on the executive branch of state government.
Under the bill, DWD must pay all salary and fringe benefit costs of that employee during the time the employee is at DWD.
finance notify the secretary that the committee has sched- (b) Notwithstanding s.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
230.047, the secretary may uled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the request transfer any employee to the department of workforce application, the department may extend the allowable development from any other state agency to provide ser- period only with the committee’s approval.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
The commit- tee shall notify the secretary of all of its actions taken vices for the department of workforce development that are needed to hear and decide appeals under s.
S ECTION 1.
108.09 (4).
108.14 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
under this paragraph.
108.14(10m) The department shall implement identity-proofing measures for claimants who are engaging in benefit-related transactions with the department that satisfy all of the following:
Such an employee may, notwithstanding s.
(a) The measures require a claimant to verify his or her identity prior to filing an initial claim for benefits and when engaging in other transactions with the department.
108.09 (3) (a), (e) If an employee is transferred under par.
LRB-2493/1 - 2024 Legislature - 3 - MED:skw SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 152 (b) The measures achieve the IAL2 and AAL2 standards adopted in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Digital Identity Guidelines.
(b), the serve as an appeal tribunal under ss.
SECTION 2.
108.09 to 108.10, department of workforce development may not increase subject to approval by the secretary of workforce devel- the employee’s salary at the time of transfer or during the opment.
108.14 (23m) of the statutes is created to read:
The department of workforce development time he or she is providing services for the department of shall pay all salary and fringe benefit costs of the workforce development, and the state agency from which employee during the time he or she is providing services the employee was transferred may not increase the for the department of workforce development.
108.14 (23m) The department shall provide training materials on the unemployment insurance system, including all of the following:
employee’s salary at the time the employee returns to the (c) A transfer under par.
(a) Training videos for claimants and employing units published on the department's website.
(b) may be made at any time state agency.
(b) Live training seminars for employing units that are free of charge and provided on a quarterly basis.
for 120 days, unless an extension is approved by the joint (f) The secretary shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance as set forth in par.
The seminars may be in-person, online, or both.
(d).
SECTION 3.
committee on finance, no later than the first day of the * Section 991.11,ISCONSISTATUTES:
108.14 (29) of the statutes is created to read:
Effective date of acts.
108.14 (29) (a) The department shall maintain a call center to provide assistance and support by telephone to claimants for benefits under this chapter or payments under federal assistance programs for unemployment.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” Wisconsin Act − 2 − 2023 Assembly Bill 152 2nd month beginning after an allowable period has begun (b) The department shall, during each of the follow- and on the first day of each subsequent month during an ing periods, extend the call center hours to include hours allowable period, that provides information on all after 5 p.m.
(b) The department shall, during each of the following periods, extend the call center hours to include hours after 5 p.m.
on weekdays and at least 16 hours on week- employee transfers under par.
on weekdays and at least 16 hours on weekends:
(b).
Each report shall spec- ends:
ify the number of employees transferred, the title of each 1.
During a declared state of emergency for the state employee transferred, the title the employee assumed at that causes or relates to an increase in unemployment the department of workforce development, and the rea- claims.
sons for each employee transfer.
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For 90 days after any week in which the call center SECTION 1m.
108.14 (10m) of the statutes is created experiences an increase of at least 300 percent in calls to read:
compared to the same week during the previous year, and 108.14(10m) The department shall implement iden- for 90 days after each subsequent week in which such an tity−proofing measures for claimants who are engaging increase occurs.
in benefit−related transactions with the department that SECTION 4.
108.14 (30) of the statutes is created to satisfy all of the following:
(a) The measures require a claimant to verify his or read:
108.14 (30) (a) The department shall, on at least a her identity prior to filing an initial claim for benefits and weekly basis, perform a comparison of recipients of ben- when engaging in other transactions with the department.
efits under this chapter against all of the following for the (b) The measures achieve the IAL2 and AAL2 stan- purpose of detecting fraud or erroneous payments:
dards adopted in the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Digital Identity Guidelines.
During a declared state of emergency for the state that causes or relates to an increase in unemployment claims.
Nationally recognized databases that contain SECTION 2.
108.14 (23m) of the statutes is created to information on death records, including the federal social security administration’s death master file.
read:
For 90 days after any week in which the call center experiences an increase of at least 300 percent in calls compared to the same week during the previous year, and for 90 days after each subsequent week in which such an increase occurs.
The National Association of State Workforce 108.14(23m) The department shall provide training Agencies’ integrity data hub.
SECTION 4.
materials on the unemployment insurance system, including all of the following:
108.14 (30) of the statutes is created to read:
108.14 (30) (a) The department shall, on at least a weekly basis, perform a comparison of recipients of benefits under this chapter against all of the following for the purpose of detecting fraud or erroneous payments:
- 2024 Legislature - 4 - LRB-2493/1 MED:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 152 SECTION 4 1.
Nationally recognized databases that contain information on death records, including the federal social security administration's death master file.
2.
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies' integrity data hub.
The national directory of new hires maintained by the office of child support enforcement in the U.S.
The national directory of new hires maintained by (a) Training videos for claimants and employing the office of child support enforcement in the U.S.
units published on the department’s website.
Prisoner databases maintained by the department of justice, the department of corrections, and the U.S.
Prisoner databases maintained by the department (b) Live training seminars for employing units that of justice, the department of corrections, and the U.S.
are free of charge and provided on a quarterly basis.
The seminars may be in−person, online, or both.
(b) The department may perform comparisons of recipients of benefits under this chapter against public or private databases in addition to those specified in par.
SECTION 3.
108.14 (29) of the statutes is created to (b) The department may perform comparisons of read:
recipients of benefits under this chapter against public or 108.14 (29) (a) The department shall maintain a call private databases in addition to those specified in par.
SECTION 5.0Nonstatutory provisions.
center to provide assistance and support by telephone to claimants for benefits under this chapter or payments SECTION 6.0Effective date.
(1) (a) In this subsection, “allowable period” means the period described in par.
under federal assistance programs for unemployment.
(c).
(1) ThisacttakeseffectontheSundayafterpublication.
(b) During the allowable period, the secretary of administration may transfer any employee to the department of workforce development from any other state agency to provide services for the department of workforce development that are needed to hear and decide appeals under s.
108.09 (4).
Such an employee may, notwithstanding s.
108.09 (3) (a), serve as an appeal tribunal under ss.
108.09 to 108.10, subject to approval by the secretary of workforce development.The department of workforce development shall pay all salary and fringe benefit costs of the employee during the time he or she is providing services for the department of workforce development.
Any action by the secretary of administration under this paragraph shall remain in effect until rescinded by the secretary or 90 days after the last day of the allowable period, whichever is earliest.
LRB-2493/1 - 2024 Legislature - 5 - MED:skw SECTION 5 ASSEMBLY BILL 152 (c) A transfer under par.
(b) may be made at any time during the period beginning on the effective date of this paragraph and ending on the 120th day after the effective date of this paragraph, except that the joint committee on finance may, upon request of the secretary of administration, extend the period by not more than an additional 120 days.
(d) If an employee is transferred under par.
(b), the department of workforce development may not increase the employee's salary at the time of transfer or during the time he or she is providing services for the department of workforce development, and the agency from which the employee was transferred may not increase the employee's salary at the time the employee returns to the agency.
(e) The secretary of administration shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance, no later than the first day of the 2nd month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph and on the first day of each subsequent month during the allowable period, that provides information on all employee transfers under par.
(b).
Each report shall specify the number of employees transferred, the title of each employee transferred, the title the employee assumed at the department of workforce development, and the reasons for each employee transfer.
SECTION 6.0Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on the Sunday after publication.
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Referred to committee on Rules

  4. Report vetoed by the Governor on 8-4-2023

  5. Presented to the Governor on 8-2-2023

  6. Report correctly enrolled on 6-12-2023

  7. LRB correction

  8. Action ordered immediately messaged

  9. Senate Amendment 1 concurred in

  10. Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)

  11. Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 22, Noes 11

  13. Ordered to a third reading

  14. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  15. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Read a second time

  17. Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  18. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  19. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Feyen

  20. Available for scheduling

  21. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 4, Noes 2

  22. Executive action taken

  23. Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges

  24. Received from Assembly

  25. Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 59, Noes 35

  27. Rules suspended

  28. Ordered to a third reading

  29. Read a second time

  30. Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  31. Placed on calendar 4-25-2023 by Committee on Rules

  32. Referred to committee on Rules

  33. Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  34. Executive action taken

  35. Fiscal estimate received

  36. Fiscal estimate received

  37. Public hearing held

  38. Representatives Schraa and Duchow added as coauthors

  39. Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  40. Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities

  41. Introduced by Representatives O'Connor, Gundrum, Brooks, Rozar, Petryk, Sortwell, Edming, Behnke, Moses, Nedweski, Plumer, Knodl, Macco, Brandtjen, Petersen, Wichgers, Gustafson and Rettinger; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Stroebel, Nass and Felzkowski

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18 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 34 voted No

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (114)

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CONCURRENCE

Passed 22 Yea · 11 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 3200
Republican 19000
Democrat 0900
Total 221100
% of votes cast 67%33%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
AGARD — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 59 Yea · 35 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 02400
Unaffiliated 191100
Republican 40000
Total 593500
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (94)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Nay
BINSFELD — Yea
BODDEN — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CABRERA — Nay
CONLEY — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Nay
JOHNSON — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MICHALSKI — Yea
MYERS — Nay
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
RETTINGER — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROZAR — Yea
SAPIK — Yea
SCHMIDT — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SCHUTT — Yea
SHANKLAND — Nay
SHELTON — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
ANDERSON, J — Nay
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Moore Omokunde, Supreme Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 152?
AB 152 is sponsored by O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), Rozar, Petryk, Sortwell, Shae (Republican), Edming, Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Moses, Clint (Republican), Nedweski, Amanda (Republican), Plumer, Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Macco, Brandtjen, Petersen, Kevin (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Gustafson, Nate (Republican), and Rettinger.
What is the current status of AB 152?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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