Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 15 R cosponsors

AB 39 — Relating to: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer.

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

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 17, 2025. It awaits signature.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on October 31, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 20 sponsors

    1 primary, 19 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (15 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

An Act to create 230.35 (6) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

20 added · 37 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Assembly Bill 39 adds a requirement for state employees to work at their employer's offices for at least 80% of their scheduled hours, with some exceptions for duties that were previously allowed to be performed remotely. This includes clarifying that certain employees, such as those from the investment board, are not subject to this requirement. Additionally, the effective date of the law has been pushed back to December 31, 2025, rather than July 1, 2025. This matters because it marks a return to more traditional in-office work arrangements after the increased flexibility seen during the pandemic.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-1656/1 MIM:cjs&skw ASSEMBLY BILL 39 February 17, 2025 - Introduced by RepresentativeEDWESKI, ALLEN, BEHNKE , B RIL, DITTRICH, REEN , UNDRUM , B.ACOBSON , KNODL, MAXEY, MURPHY , PENTERMAN , SWEARINGEN , TUSLER and V OS, cosponsored by Senators TOMCZYK , CABRAL-GUEVARA , UINN, TAFSHOLT and W ANGGAARD .
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
Assembly Bill 39 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to create 230.35 (6) of the statutes;
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 230.35 (6) of the statutes;
requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer.
requiring state employees to perform their work at the of- fices of their employer.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under this bill, state agencies must require employees to perform their work in person at state agency offices during the employee’s regularly scheduled work hours, beginning July 1, 2025.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- (b) Each state agency shall require employees of that ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
The bill exempts telehealth services and duties that were performed off site before March 1, 2020.
state agency to perform their assigned work duties at the SECTION 1.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
230.35 (6) of the statutes is created to offices of the state agency during the employee[s regu- read:
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
larly scheduled work hours for at least 80 percent of the 230.35 (6) (a) In this subsection, Xstate agencyY has employee[s regularly scheduled work hours per month.
SECTION 1.
the meaning of XagencyY given in s.
230.35 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
230.03 (3), except This paragraph does not apply to duties that were per- that Xstate agencyY includes the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the legislature, the formed off site, rather than at the offices of the state courts, and a board, a commission, a committee, a coun- agency, before March 1, 2020.
230.35 (6) (a) In this subsection, “state agency” has the meaning of “agency” given in s.
This paragraph does not apply to employees of the investment board.
230.03 (3), except that “state agency” includes the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the legislature, the courts, and a board, a - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1656/1 MIM:cjs&skw ASSEMBLY BILL 39 SECTION 1 commission, a committee, a council, or a department or unit thereof or an authority created under subch.
cil, or a department or unit thereof or an authority cre- ated under subch.
231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
231, 232, SECTION 2.
(b) Each state agency shall require employees of that state agency to perform their assigned work duties at the offices of the state agency during the employee’s regularly scheduled work hours.This paragraph does not apply to telehealth services or duties that were performed off site, rather than at the offices of the state agency, before March 1, 2020.
S ECTION 2.
(1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2025.
234, 237, 238, or 279.
(END)
(1) This act takes effect on December 31, 2025.
* Section 991.11, ISCONSINSTATUTES:
Effective date of acts.
XEvery act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the gov- ernor'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.Y
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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 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025

  4. Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 10-16-2025

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 17, Noes 16

  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

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

  14. Available for scheduling

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

  16. Received from Assembly

  17. Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 51, Noes 44, Paired 2

  19. Rules suspended

  20. Ordered to a third reading

  21. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  22. Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 51, Noes 44

  23. Decision of the Chair appealed

  24. Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  25. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sinicki

  26. Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 51, Noes 44

  27. Decision of the Chair appealed

  28. Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  29. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Joers

  30. Read a second time

  31. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nedweski

  32. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 9-11-2025

  33. Referred to committee on Rules

  34. Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 2

  35. Executive action taken

  36. Public hearing held

  37. Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  38. Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  39. Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Penterman, Swearingen, Tusler and Vos; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Quinn, Stafsholt and Wanggaard

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 112 not signed on · 54 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (19)

Not signed on (112)

112 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Read a third time and concurred in

Passed 17 Yea · 16 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 17100
Democrat 01200
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 171600
% of votes cast 52%48%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Nay
HABUSH SINYKIN — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wall, Jamie 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
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Nay
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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Decision of the Chair upheld

Passed 51 Yea · 44 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 50003
Unaffiliated 1300
Democrat 04101
Total 514404
% of votes cast 52%44%0%4%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
ANDERSON — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Arney, Margaret Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Brown, Brienne Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Not Voting
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Nay
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Nay
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Nay
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Nay
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Nay
Stroud, Angela Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Nay
Udell, Randy Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Not Voting
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul 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
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Not Voting
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig 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
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Not Voting

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 39 do?
An Act to create 230.35 (6) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 39?
AB 39 is sponsored by Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Quinn, Stafsholt, Wanggaard, Nedweski, Amanda (Republican), Allen, Scott (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Brill, Lindee (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Green, Chanz (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Maxey, Dave (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Swearingen, Rob (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), and Vos, Robin (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 39?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 17, 2025. It awaits signature.
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