SB 458 — Relating to: eliminating the right-to-work law. (FE)

Summary

An Act to repeal 111.04 (3) and 947.20; to consolidate, renumber and amend 111.04 (1) and (2); to amend 111.06 (1) (c), 111.06 (1) (e) and 111.06 (1) (i); to create 111.01 of the statutes;

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The bill repeals the right-to-work law in Wisconsin, removing prohibitions on union membership and associated violations.

• Wis. Stat. § 111.04 (3)

  111.04(3)(a)1.1. Refrain or resign from membership in, voluntary affiliation with, or voluntary financial support of a labor organization.

  Removes the prohibition on requiring an individual to refrain from or resign from union membership.

• Wis. Stat. § 111.04 (3)

  111.04(3)(a)2.2. Become or remain a member of a labor organization.

  Removes the prohibition on requiring an individual to become or remain a member of a union.

• Wis. Stat. § 111.04 (3)

  111.04(3)(a)3.3. Pay any dues, fees, assessments, or other charges or expenses of any kind or amount, or provide anything of value, to a labor organization.

  Eliminates the prohibition on requiring payment of union dues or fees.

• Wis. Stat. § 111.04 (3)

  111.04(3)(a)4.4. Pay to any 3rd party an amount that is in place of, equivalent to, or any portion of dues, fees, assessments, or other charges or expenses required of members of, or employees represented by, a labor organization.

  Removes the prohibition on payments equivalent to union dues or fees to third parties.

• Wis. Stat. § 947.20

  947.20  Right to work. Anyone who violates s. 111.04 (3) (a) is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

  Repeals the misdemeanor penalty for violations of the right-to-work law.

• Wis. Stat. § 111.06 (1) (c)

  To encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization, employee agency, committee, association, or representation plan by discrimination in regard to hiring, tenure, or other terms or conditions of employment. → To encourage or discourage membership in any labor organization, employee agency, committee, association, or representation plan by discrimination in regard to hiring, tenure, or other terms or conditions of employment except in a collective bargaining unit where an all-union agreement is in effect.

  Clarifies that discrimination in relation to union membership is allowed under certain conditions when an all-union agreement is in effect.

• Wis. Stat. § 111.06 (1) (e)

  To bargain collectively with the representatives of less than a majority of the employer’s employees in a collective bargaining unit, or to enter into an all-union agreement. → To bargain collectively with the representatives of less than a majority of the employer’s employees in a collective bargaining unit, or to enter into an all-union agreement except in the manner provided in par. (c).

  Allows for the creation of all-union agreements under specified conditions.

• Wis. Stat. § 111.06 (1) (i)

  To deduct labor organization dues or assessments from an employee’s earnings, unless the employer has been presented with an individual order therefor, signed by the employee personally, and terminable by the employee giving to the employer at least 30 days’ written notice of the termination. → To deduct labor organization dues or assessments from an employee’s earnings, unless the employer has been presented with an individual order therefor, signed by the employee personally, and terminable at the end of any year of its life by the employee giving to the employer at least 30 days’ written notice of the termination. This paragraph applies to the extent permitted under federal law unless there is an all-union agreement in effect.

  Adjusts the conditions under which an employer can deduct union dues from employee earnings, especially in the context of all-union agreements.

Action History

1. March 23, 2026

   Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

2. October 17, 2025

   Fiscal estimate received

3. October 02, 2025

   Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

4. October 02, 2025

   Introduced by Senators Spreitzer, Carpenter, Wirch, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Vining

Sponsors

• Habush Sinykin · Cosponsor
• Sinicki · Cosponsor
• Andraca · Cosponsor
• Arney · Cosponsor
• Bare · Cosponsor
• Billings · Cosponsor
• Brown · Cosponsor
• Clancy · Cosponsor
• Cruz · Cosponsor
• DeSanto · Cosponsor
• DeSmidt · Cosponsor
• Doyle · Cosponsor
• Emerson · Cosponsor
• Fitzgerald · Cosponsor
• Goodwin · Cosponsor
• Haywood · Cosponsor
• Hong · Cosponsor
• Hysell · Cosponsor
• J. Jacobson · Cosponsor
• Joers · Cosponsor
• Kirsch · Cosponsor
• Madison · Cosponsor
• Mayadev · Cosponsor
• McCarville · Cosponsor
• McGuire · Cosponsor
• Miresse · Cosponsor
• Moore Omokunde · Cosponsor
• Neubauer · Cosponsor
• Ortiz-Velez · Cosponsor
• Palmeri · Cosponsor
• Phelps · Cosponsor
• Prado · Cosponsor
• Rivera-Wagner · Cosponsor
• Roe · Cosponsor
• Sheehan · Cosponsor
• Snodgrass · Cosponsor
• Spaude · Cosponsor
• Stroud · Cosponsor
• Stubbs · Cosponsor
• Subeck · Cosponsor
• Taylor · Cosponsor
• Tenorio · Cosponsor
• Udell · Cosponsor
• Vining · Cosponsor
• Mark Spreitzer · Primary
• Tim Carpenter · Cosponsor
• Robert Wirch · Cosponsor
• Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Cosponsor
• Dora Drake · Cosponsor
• Dianne Hesselbein · Cosponsor
• LaTonya Johnson · Cosponsor
• Sarah Keyeski · Cosponsor
• Chris Larson · Cosponsor
• Brad Pfaff · Cosponsor
• Melissa Ratcliff · Cosponsor
• Kelda Roys · Cosponsor
• Jeff Smith · Cosponsor
• Jamie Wall · Cosponsor
• J ANDERSON · Cosponsor
• LaTonya Johnson · Cosponsor

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