Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 13 R · 3 D cosponsors

AB 778 — Relating to: eligibility for the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and the Transitional Jobs program. (FE)

Last action — Published 4-3-2026

  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 December 17, 2025. It awaits signature.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (13 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • 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 repeal 49.163 (2) (am) 4.; to amend 49.163 (2) (am) 5. of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Published 4-3-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 176

  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2026

  5. Received from Senate concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Senator Drake added as a cosponsor

  8. Read a third time and concurred in

  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. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  16. Executive action taken

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  18. Received from Assembly

  19. Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Read a third time and passed

  21. Rules suspended

  22. Ordered to a third reading

  23. Read a second time

  24. Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules

  25. Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  26. Referred to committee on Rules

  27. Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  28. Executive action taken

  29. Fiscal estimate received

  30. Public hearing held

  31. Representative Knodl added as a coauthor

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

  33. Introduced by Representatives Rodriguez, Donovan, Ortiz-Velez, Allen, Behnke, Dittrich, Goodwin, Gundrum, Kaufert, Melotik, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Prado and Steffen; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (115)

115 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 778 do?
An Act to repeal 49.163 (2) (am) 4.; to amend 49.163 (2) (am) 5. of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 778?
AB 778 is sponsored by Wanggaard, Rodriguez, Jessie (Republican), Donovan, Bob (Republican), Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia (Democrat), Allen, Scott (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Goodwin, Russell (Democrat), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Kaufert, Dean (Republican), Melotik, Paul (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Prado, Priscilla (Democrat), and Steffen, David (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 778?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced December 17, 2025. It awaits signature.
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