AB248 • 2025

vacancies in appointive state offices

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: 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
Last action: 2026-05-13
Official status: A - Veto Sustained
Effective date: Not listed

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vacancies in appointive state offices

vacancies in appointive state offices Status: A - Veto Sustained

What This Bill Does

vacancies in appointive state offices Status: A - Veto Sustained

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Bill History

2026-05-13 Asm.
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
2026-05-12 Asm.
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
2026-04-03 Asm.
Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026
2026-04-02 Asm.
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
2026-03-24 Asm.
Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026
2026-03-18 Asm.
Received from Senate concurred in
2026-03-17 Sen.
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith , Spreitzer and Wirch
2026-03-17 Sen.
Read a second time
2026-03-17 Sen.
Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
2026-03-17 Sen.
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-03-17 Sen.
Ordered to a third reading
2026-03-17 Sen.
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17 Sen.
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 17, Noes 16
2026-03-17 Sen.
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-16 Sen.
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-12 Sen.
Executive action taken
2026-03-12 Sen.
Report concurrence by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs , Ayes 2, Noes 3
2026-03-12 Sen.
Available for scheduling
2026-03-11 Sen.
Public hearing held
2026-02-25 Sen.
Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
2026-02-23 Sen.
Received from Assembly
2026-02-19 Asm.
Read a second time
2026-02-19 Asm.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative Allen
2026-02-19 Asm.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 adopted
2026-02-19 Asm.
Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-19 Asm.
Rules suspended
2026-02-19 Asm.
Read a third time and passed
2026-02-19 Asm.
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-18 Asm.
Made a special order of business at 11:12 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-01-15 Asm.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bare
2026-01-15 Asm.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Neubauer
2026-01-15 Asm.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Snodgrass
2026-01-13 Asm.
Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules
2025-11-20 Asm.
Executive action taken
2025-11-20 Asm.
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 7, Noes 3
2025-11-20 Asm.
Referred to committee on Rules
2025-11-12 Asm.
Public hearing held
2025-05-08 Asm.
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
2025-05-08 Asm.
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

Official Summary Text

vacancies in appointive state offices
Status: A - Veto Sustained

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Wisconsin Legislature: AB248: Text as Enrolled

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2025 Assembly Bill 248

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2025 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act

to create
17.03 (10m) of the statutes;
relating to:
vacancies in appointive state offices.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB248,1
Section

1
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17.03 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
17.03
(10m)
If the office is an appointive state office for a fixed term, the incumbent’s term expires. In this subsection, “appointive state office” means an appointive office of any department, agency, board, office, commission, authority, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, but not including the legislature and the courts.
AB248,2
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. Initial applicability.
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This act first applies to state officers appointed on January 1, 2027.

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