AB39 • 2025

requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Representatives Nedweski, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Penterman, Swearingen, Tusler and Vos, cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Quinn, Stafsholt and Wanggaard
Last action: 2026-05-13
Official status: A - Veto Sustained
Effective date: Not listed

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requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer

requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer Status: A - Veto Sustained

What This Bill Does

requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer 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)
2025-10-31 Asm.
Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025
2025-10-29 Asm.
Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025
2025-10-16 Asm.
Report correctly enrolled on 10-16-2025
2025-10-14 Sen.
Read a second time
2025-10-14 Sen.
Ordered to a third reading
2025-10-14 Sen.
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-10-14 Sen.
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 17, Noes 16
2025-10-14 Sen.
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-10-14 Asm.
Received from Senate concurred in
2025-10-13 Sen.
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization , pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m) , Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-10-13 Sen.
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-09-12 Sen.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
2025-09-12 Sen.
Available for scheduling
2025-09-11 Asm.
Read a second time
2025-09-11 Asm.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Joers
2025-09-11 Asm.
Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
2025-09-11 Asm.
Decision of the Chair appealed
2025-09-11 Asm.
Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 51, Noes 44
2025-09-11 Asm.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sinicki
2025-09-11 Asm.
Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
2025-09-11 Asm.
Decision of the Chair appealed
2025-09-11 Asm.
Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 51, Noes 44
2025-09-11 Asm.
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2025-09-11 Asm.
Ordered to a third reading
2025-09-11 Asm.
Rules suspended
2025-09-11 Asm.
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 51, Noes 44, Paired 2
2025-09-11 Asm.
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-09-11 Sen.
Received from Assembly
2025-09-10 Asm.
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nedweski
2025-09-09 Asm.
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 9-11-2025
2025-04-15 Asm.
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 6, Noes 2
2025-04-15 Asm.
Referred to committee on Rules
2025-04-09 Asm.
Executive action taken
2025-04-02 Asm.
Public hearing held
2025-02-18 Asm.
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
2025-02-17 Asm.
Introduced by Representatives Nedweski , Allen , Behnke , Brill , Dittrich , Green , Gundrum , B. Jacobson , Knodl , Maxey , Murphy , Penterman , Swearingen , Tusler and Vos ; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk , Cabral-Guevara , Quinn , Stafsholt and Wanggaard
2025-02-17 Asm.
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

Official Summary Text

requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer
Status: A - Veto Sustained

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Wisconsin Legislature: AB39: Text as Enrolled

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2025 Assembly Bill 39

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2025 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act

to create
230.35 (6) of the statutes;
relating to:
requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB39,1
Section

1
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230.35 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
230.35
(6)
(a) In this subsection, “state agency” has the meaning of “agency” given in s. 230.03 (3), except that “state agency” includes the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the legislature, the courts, and a board, a commission, a committee, a council, or a department or unit thereof or an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under ch. 231, 232, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
(b) Each state agency shall require employees of that state agency to perform their assigned work duties at the offices of the state agency during the employee’s regularly scheduled work hours for at least 80 percent of the employee’s regularly scheduled work hours per month. This paragraph does not apply to duties that were performed off site, rather than at the offices of the state agency, before March 1, 2020. This paragraph does not apply to employees of the investment board.
AB39,2
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2
. Effective date.
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This act takes effect on December 31, 2025.

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