Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 25 — Relating to: prohibiting mandatory vaccination for employment.

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 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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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Assembly Bill 25 has changed the language regarding the types of vaccinations that employers cannot require. Previously, the bill included a specific provision about showing proof of vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its variants. Now, the bill emphasizes prohibiting any requirement for employees or job applicants to receive vaccinations not only for the original virus but also for any derived mutations. This matters because it broadens the scope of protections for employees concerning mandatory vaccination policies in the workplace.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRBa0271/1 TJD:amn ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 25 March 9, 2021 - Offered by Representative HIESFELDT.
- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-1496/1 MIM:kjf ASSEMBLY BILL 25 January 29, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives HIESFELDT, HORLACHER and SCHRAA, cosponsored by Senators JACQUE , FELZKOWSKI, KAPENGA, TESTIN, W IMBERGER, STROEBEL , BERNIER and N ASS.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics.
1.
A N A CT to create 103.375 of the statutes;
Page 1, line 6:
relating to:
delete “or show" and substitute “or any variant or virus derived as a mutation of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus or to show".
prohibiting mandatory vaccination for employment.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Prohibiting vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 as condition of employment This bill prohibits an employer from requiring an individual to receive a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus or show evidence of having received such a vaccine.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION1.
103.375 of the statutes is created to read:
103.375 Mandatory vaccination for employment prohibited.
No employer may require an employee or prospective employee to receive a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, or show proof of having received such a vaccine, as a condition of an offer of employment or continued employment with the employer.
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  4. Received from Assembly

  5. Ordered immediately messaged

  6. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 59, Noes 35, Paired 2

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Ordered to a third reading

  9. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  10. Read a second time

  11. Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  12. Placed on calendar 3-23-2021 by Committee on Rules

  13. Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  15. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  16. Executive action taken

  17. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt

  18. Representative Cabral-Guevara added as a coauthor

  19. Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  20. Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  21. Public hearing held

  22. Representatives Loudenbeck and Plumer added as coauthors

  23. Representatives Edming and Tittl added as coauthors

  24. Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor

  25. Read first time and referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics

  26. Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Horlacher and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Felzkowski, Kapenga, Testin, Wimberger, Stroebel, Bernier and Nass

Sponsors

  • Schraa · Primary
  • Horlacher · Primary
  • Thiesfeldt · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on · 18 voted No

Sponsors (3)

  • Schraa
  • Horlacher
  • Thiesfeldt

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

PASSAGE

Passed 59 Yea · 35 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 37100
Democrat 01700
Unaffiliated 221700
Total 593500
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (94)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Nay
BOWEN — Nay
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CABRAL-GUEVA — Yea
CABRERA — Nay
CONLEY — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Nay
HEBL — Nay
HINTZ — Nay
HORLACHER — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
KERKMAN — Yea
KUGLITSCH — Yea
LOUDENBECK — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MEYERS — Nay
MILROY — Nay
MOORE OMOKUN — Nay
MYERS — Nay
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
POPE — Nay
RAMTHUN — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROZAR — Yea
SANFELIPPO — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SHELTON — Nay
SKOWRONSKI — Yea
STEINEKE — Yea
TAUCHEN — Yea
THIESFELDT — Yea
VORPAGEL — Yea
VRUWINK — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Nay
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 25?
AB 25 is sponsored by Schraa, Horlacher, and Thiesfeldt.
What is the current status of AB 25?
This bill died with 2021-2022 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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