Sheehan, Joe
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10
Bills sponsored
this session · 10 all-time
244
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 244 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 0 all-time
291
Recorded votes
91%
Vote participation
voted in 91% of 291 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2026S1 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Based on only 2 votes so far — treat these scores as early and low-confidence.
Party unity
50%
based on 2 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
50%
based on 2 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 2 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
10 billsCurrent session 10 bills
- AB 1223 Relating to: a tuition program for higher education students seeking careers in teaching, firefighting, or law enforcement, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Failed
- AB 1177 Relating to: notice provided to electric utility customers with rate case information... Failed
- AB 1126 Relating to: prohibiting vaping on public and private school property. Failed
- AB 1102 Relating to: longevity bonuses for teachers in school districts. (FE) Failed
- AB 1101 Relating to: grants to encourage individuals to pursue a career in teaching or to facilitate teacher licensure, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) Failed
- AB 1100 Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of over-the-counter drugs. (FE) Failed
- AB 1015 Relating to: Wisconsin Shares copayment amounts and making an appropriation. (FE) Failed
- AB 611 Relating to: per pupil aid. (FE) Failed
- AB 570 Relating to: payments for pupils who withdraw from a parental choice program, the Special Needs Scholarship Program, or an independent charter school. (FE) Failed
- AB 464 Relating to: prevailing wage, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE) Failed
Co-sponsored
244 billsCurrent session 244 bills
- AR 17 Relating to: recognizing the life and extraordinary leadership of Bob Harlan. Introduced
- AR 6 Relating to: proclaiming March 2025 and March 2026 as Women’s History Months. Passed
- AR 5 Relating to: celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2025. Passed
- AJR 151 Relating to: proclaiming February 2026 as Black History Month. Introduced
- AJR 150 Relating to: proclaiming April 2026 as family strengthening month in Wisconsin. Introduced
- AJR 149 Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. Introduced
- AJR 147 Relating to: establishing an annual Education Foundation Day in Wisconsin. Introduced
- AJR 144 Relating to: congratulating the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team on winning the Olympic gold medal. Introduced
- AJR 136 Relating to: the right to privacy (first consideration). Introduced
- AJR 114 Relating to: recognizing the inherent rights of nature and Wisconsin’s commitment to environmental stewardship. Introduced
- AJR 113 Assembly Joint Resolution 113 Introduced
- AJR 111 Relating to: recognizing September 23, 2025, and September 23, 2026, as Celebrate Bisexuality Day in Wisconsin. Introduced
- AJR 110 Relating to: condemning the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, including the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia. Introduced
- AJR 108 Relating to: equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration). Introduced
- AJR 105 Relating to: recognizing September 25, 2025, as First Amendment Day for all people of Wisconsin. Introduced
- AJR 98 Relating to: proclaiming October 2025 as Filipino American History Month in the state of Wisconsin. Introduced
- AJR 94 Relating to: proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. Introduced
- AJR 91 Relating to: recognizing the United States Navy’s 250th birthday. Passed
- AJR 90 Relating to: recognizing August as Immunization Awareness Month in Wisconsin. Introduced
- AJR 89 Relating to: honoring Wisconsin’s Hispanic veterans. Introduced
- AJR 88 Relating to: recognizing November 10, 2025, as the 50th anniversary of the tragic loss of the crew of SS Edmund Fitzgerald. Introduced
- AJR 86 Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Jim Rooney. Passed
- AJR 85 Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Baseball Team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division III National Championship. Passed
- AJR 82 Relating to: recognizing and proclaiming September 15 to October 15, 2025, as Hispanic Heritage Month in Wisconsin. Introduced
- AJR 77 Relating to: honoring the dedication and service of Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. Introduced
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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AJR 6
Relating to: recognizing that the Wisconsin State Legislature supports nuclear power and fusion energy as clean energy sources that are critical to safely meeting Wisconsin’s growing energy demands and declaring the legislature’s commitment to the continuation and expansion of nuclear power and nuclear technologies, the development of nuclear technologies and fusion energy, and employing the leadership and resources necessary to support the development of and investment in nuclear power, fusion energy, and related technologies in the state.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AJR 4
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
AB 840
Relating to: certain requirements related to data centers.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table |
Nay | pass | January 20, 2026 |
|
AB 673
Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | January 22, 2026 |
|
AB 672
Relating to: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | January 22, 2026 |
|
AB 659
Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college, or a private nonprofit institution of higher education; and the University of Wisconsin System nonresident tuition exemption for certain veterans. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2026 |
|
AB 652
Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Nay | pass | January 20, 2026 |
|
AB 648
Relating to: supplemental state aid for consolidated school districts. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | November 19, 2025 |
|
AB 644
Relating to: state aid for consolidated school districts. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | November 19, 2025 |
|
AB 625
Relating to: pay for performance grant requirements. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
AB 617
Relating to: applying for and returning absentee ballots; use of central counting locations; election night reporting; court determinations of incompetency and ineligibility to vote; preelection tests of electronic voting equipment, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table |
Nay | pass | November 19, 2025 |
|
AB 612
Relating to: the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program, a major land acquisitions program, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table |
Nay | pass | January 22, 2026 |
|
AB 596
Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | November 19, 2025 |
|
AB 472
Relating to: a nuclear energy generation tax credit; prioritizing nuclear energy resources; approval of certain electric tariffs for very large customers; and authorizing electric utilities to recover certain precertification costs through rates. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table |
Nay | pass | January 22, 2026 |
|
AB 461
Relating to: an income tax subtraction for certain overtime compensation. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | January 15, 2026 |
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AB 457
Relating to: the conditions under which a school district may adopt a resolution to exceed its revenue limit. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | January 15, 2026 |
|
AB 453
Relating to: required approvals of rezoning requests related to residential development, contents of and consistency of local ordinances with local comprehensive plans, certain tax incremental district project costs related to residential development, and tax incremental district lifespan extension. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Nay | pass | October 07, 2025 |
|
AB 411
Relating to: creation of a farmland link program. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table |
Nay | pass | February 17, 2026 |
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AB 315
Relating to: the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program and a major land acquisitions program. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table |
Nay | pass | January 22, 2026 |
|
AB 279
Relating to: talent recruitment grants. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Nay | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
AB 269
Relating to: delivery network couriers and transportation network drivers, Department of Financial Institutions’ approval to offer portable benefit accounts, providing for insurance coverage, modifying administrative rules related to accident and sickness insurance, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
Read a third time and passed |
Nay | pass | June 18, 2025 |
|
AB 226
Relating to: prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | January 15, 2026 |
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AB 182
Relating to: changes to the low-income housing tax credit. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table |
Nay | pass | January 13, 2026 |
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AB 156
Relating to: requiring child sexual abuse prevention education. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table |
Nay | pass | November 19, 2025 |
|
AB 96
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AB 95
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AB 94
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
|
AB 91
Relating to: the requirement that first class cities and first class city school districts place school resource officers in schools. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AB 85
Relating to: recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Nay | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
AB 66
Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | March 13, 2025 |
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AB 58
Relating to: flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | September 11, 2025 |
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AB 50
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 23 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table |
Nay | pass | July 02, 2025 |
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AB 39
Relating to: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | September 11, 2025 |
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AB 38
Relating to: an income tax exemption for cash tips paid to an employee. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 laid on table |
Nay | pass | January 15, 2026 |
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AB 6
Relating to: requiring a school board to spend at least 70 percent of its operating expenditures on direct classroom expenditures and annual pay increases for school administrators. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2025 |
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AB 4
Relating to: required instruction in civics in the elementary and high school grades, high school graduation requirements, and private school educational program criteria. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2025 |
|
SJR 108
Relating to: recognizing the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Nay | pass | June 24, 2025 |
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SJR 106
Relating to: congratulating the Greendale High School Marching Band on winning the Wisconsin School Music Association State Marching Band Championship for the 20th consecutive year.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Nay | pass | June 24, 2025 |
|
SJR 76
Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Senator Bruce S. Peloquin.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | October 14, 2025 |
|
SB 498
Relating to: free speech and academic freedom at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, due process in disciplinary proceedings at University of Wisconsin System institutions and technical colleges, and causes of action against the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and technical college district boards. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | February 12, 2026 |
|
SB 283
Relating to: public protective services hearing protection assistance. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Nay | pass | June 24, 2025 |
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SB 214
Relating to: registration of out-of-state health care providers to provide telehealth services. (FE)
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | January 15, 2026 |
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SB 182
Relating to: emergency medical services education, tuition and materials reimbursement for emergency medical responders and emergency medical services practitioners, and a live 911 pilot program. (FE)
Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table |
Nay | pass | October 14, 2025 |
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SB 108
Relating to: sharing minors’ safety plans. (FE)
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Nay | pass | June 24, 2025 |
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SB 106
Relating to: psychiatric residential treatment facilities, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table |
Nay | pass | June 24, 2025 |
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SB 76
An Act to repeal 971.37; to amend 20.410 (1) (gL), 20.437 (1) (hh), 814.75 (8), 814.75 (8m), 814.76 (6), 814.80 (6), 814.81 (6), 971.38 (1) and 971.39 (1) (intro.); to create 967.056 and 968.075 (7) (c) of the statutes;
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | October 14, 2025 |
|
AR 6
Relating to: proclaiming March 2025 and March 2026 as Women’s History Months.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2025 |
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AR 4
Relating to: proclaiming our appreciation and respect for our Grocery and Retail Food Employees.
Decision of the Chair upheld |
Nay | pass | February 19, 2025 |
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AJR 96
Relating to: proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months.
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |
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AJR 95
Relating to: designating October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
Read a third time and passed |
Yea | pass | March 18, 2025 |