Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 21 R cosponsors

AB 241 — Relating to: required ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs and contracts.

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

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced May 02, 2025. It awaits signature.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on April 08, 2026.

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 28 sponsors

    1 primary, 27 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (21 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 106.015 (1) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

27 added · 35 removed

Plain-language change summary

The key change in Assembly Bill 241 is that it has increased the allowable ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs from 1:1 to 1:2 for construction trades. This means that one journeyworker can now supervise up to two apprentices instead of just one. This adjustment aims to enhance flexibility in training opportunities within the construction industry, potentially allowing for more apprentices to be trained simultaneously.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-1253/1 MIM:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 241 May 2, 2025 - Introduced by RepresentatiAXEY, NEYLON, RMSTRONG , BRIL, BROOKS , DITTRICH, FRANKLIN, GOEBEN , GREEN, GUNDRUM , GUSTAFSON, KNODL , M ELOTIK, M URPHY, N OVAK, O'CONNOR , PENTERMAN , T UCKER, W ICHGERS, WITTKE and ZIMMERMAN , cosponsored by Senators APENGA, CABRAL -GUEVARA, EYEN , UTTON , ACQUE, AMES and STAFSHOLT.
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment.
Assembly Bill 241 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to amend 106.015 (1) of the statutes;
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to renumber and amend 106.015 (1);
to amend 106.015 (2);
to create 106.015 (1g) and 106.015 (1s) of the statutes;
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, the Department of Workforce Development may not prescribe, enforce, or authorize a ratio of apprentices to journeyworkers for apprenticeship programs or apprentice contracts that requires more than one journeyworker for each apprentice.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- under this chapter, identified as being a construction ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
This bill increases the allowable ratio to one journeyworker to two apprentices.
trade.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION 1g.
SECTION 1.
106.015 (1s) of the statutes is created SECTION 1b.
106.015 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.015 (1) of the statutes is renum- to read:
106.015 (1) Except as provided in sub.
bered 106.015 (1m) and amended to read:
(2), the department may not prescribe, enforce, or authorize, whether through the promulgation of a rule, the issuance of a general or special order, the approval of an apprenticeship program or apprentice contract, or otherwise, a ratio of apprentices to journeyworkers for apprenticeship - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1253/1 MIM:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 241 S ECTION 1 programs or apprentice contracts that requires more than one journeyworker for each apprentice 2 apprentices.
106.015 (1m) Except as provided in sub.
SECTION 2.
subs.
Initial applicability.
(1s) 106.015 (1s) Except as provided in subs.
(1) This act first applies to an apprenticeship contract governed by a collective bargaining agreement that contains provisions that are inconsistent with this act on the day that the agreement expires or is extended, modified or renewed, whichever occurs first.
(1m) and and (2), the department may not prescribe, enforce, or (2), the department may not prescribe, enforce, or au- authorize, whether through the promulgation of a rule, thorize, whether through the promulgation of a rule, the the issuance of a general or special order, the approval of issuance of a general or special order, the approval of an apprenticeship program or apprentice contract, or other- an apprenticeship program or apprentice contract, or otherwise, a ratio of apprentices to journeyworkers for wise, a ratio of apprentices to journeyworkers for ap- apprenticeship programs or apprentice contracts that re- prenticeship programs or apprentice contracts that re- quires more than one journeyworker for each apprentice quires more than one journeyworker for 2 apprentices in in any trade, craft, or business that is not a construction a construction trade.
END )
trade.
S ECTION 1r.
106.015 (2) of the statutes is amended SECTION 1e.
106.015 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
to read:
106.015 (2) The prohibition prohibitions under sub.
106.015 (1g) In this section, “construction trade” (1) does subs.
(1m) and (1s) do not apply with respect to means a trade, craft, or business that the department has, apprentices whose employment is governed by a collec- for purposes of its approval of apprenticeship programs tive bargaining agreement.
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.”
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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 4-8-2026

  4. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 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 54, Noes 40

  19. Rules suspended

  20. Ordered to a third reading

  21. Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  22. Read a second time

  23. Made a special order of business at 11:11 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  24. Referred to committee on Rules

  25. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  26. Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  27. Executive action taken

  28. LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 2)

  29. Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Maxey

  30. Representative B. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  31. Public hearing held

  32. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Maxey

  33. Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment

  34. Introduced by Representatives Maxey, Neylon, Armstrong, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Franklin, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Knodl, Melotik, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Tucker, Wichgers, Wittke and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Hutton, Jacque, James and Stafsholt

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 104 not signed on · 51 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (27)

Not signed on (104)

104 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 18 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 01200
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 181500
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Nay
HABUSH SINYKIN — 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 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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Read a third time and passed

Passed 54 Yea · 40 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53000
Democrat 03904
Unaffiliated 1101
Total 544005
% of votes cast 55%40%0%5%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Not Voting
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
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 Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Not Voting
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Nay
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Not Voting
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea

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Subjects

labor education
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 241 do?
An Act to amend 106.015 (1) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 241?
AB 241 is sponsored by Kapenga, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Hutton, Jacque, James, Stafsholt, Maxey, Dave (Republican), Neylon, Adam (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), Brill, Lindee (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Franklin, Benjamin (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Green, Chanz (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Gustafson, Nate (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Melotik, Paul (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Novak, Todd (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Tucker, Duke (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Wittke, Robert (Republican), and Zimmerman, Shannon (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 241?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced May 02, 2025. It awaits signature.
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