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AB248 • 2025
vacancies in appointive state offices
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Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026
Received from Senate concurred in
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith , Spreitzer and Wirch
Read a second time
Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 17, Noes 16
Ordered immediately messaged
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Executive action taken
Report concurrence by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs , Ayes 2, Noes 3
Available for scheduling
Public hearing held
Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
Received from Assembly
Read a second time
Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative Allen
Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed
Ordered immediately messaged
Made a special order of business at 11:12 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bare
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Neubauer
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Snodgrass
Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules
Executive action taken
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 7, Noes 3
Referred to committee on Rules
Public hearing held
Introduced by Representatives Allen , Maxey , Behnke , Brill , Brooks , Goeben , Green , Gundrum , Knodl , Kreibich , Murphy , O'Connor , Penterman , Piwowarczyk , Steffen and Wichgers ; cosponsored by Senators Bradley , Quinn , Cabral-Guevara , Feyen , Marklein and Nass
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
vacancies in appointive state offices Status: A - Vetoed