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SB151 • 2025

requests for information from employers about unemployment insurance claims

requests for information from employers about unemployment insurance claims

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators Hutton, Nass, Tomczyk and Kapenga, cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Armstrong, Brooks, Dittrich, Franklin, Gundrum, Kaufert, Knodl, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor and Spiros
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)
Effective date
Not listed

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requests for information from employers about unemployment insurance claims

requests for information from employers about unemployment insurance claims Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

What This Bill Does

  • requests for information from employers about unemployment insurance claims Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-08-19 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  3. 2025-08-19 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development , Ayes 3, Noes 2

  4. 2025-08-19 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  5. 2025-05-06 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  6. 2025-03-25 Sen.

    Representative Tusler added as a cosponsor

  7. 2025-03-21 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Hutton , Nass , Tomczyk and Kapenga ; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey , Armstrong , Brooks , Dittrich , Franklin , Gundrum , Kaufert , Knodl , Melotik , Murphy , Mursau , O'Connor and Spiros

  8. 2025-03-21 Sen.

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

Official Summary Text

requests for information from employers about unemployment insurance claims
Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 151
March 21, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Hutton
,
Nass
,
Tomczyk
and
Kapenga
, cosponsored by Representatives
Maxey
,
Armstrong
,
Brooks
,
Dittrich
,
Franklin
,
Gundrum
,
Kaufert
,
Knodl
,
Melotik
,
Murphy
,
Mursau
,
O'Connor
and
Spiros
. Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.
SB151,1,2
1
An Act

to amend
108.09 (1) of the statutes;
relating to:
requests for
2
information from employers about unemployment insurance claims.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current rules of the Department of Workforce Development, in order to determine unemployment insurance (UI) benefit claims, DWD may require employers to provide information about claimants’ employment separations, dates of work, wages and other payments, and other issues that may be disqualifying. This bill requires DWD to allow an employer no less than 12 business days to respond to an initial request for information about a UI benefit claim.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB151,1
3
Section

1
.
108.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB151,2,4
4
108.09
(1)

Filing.
Claims for benefits shall be filed pursuant to department
5
rules. Each employer that is notified of a benefit claim shall promptly inform the
6
department in writing as to any eligibility question in objection to such claim
7
together with the reasons for the objection.
The department shall allow an
1
employer no less than 12 business days to respond to an initial request from the
2
department for information in response to a benefit claim.
The department may
3
also obtain information from the employee concerning the employee’s eligibility,
4
employment or wages.
SB151,2
5
Section

2
. Initial applicability.
SB151,2,7
6
(
1
)

This act first applies to requests for information related to claims filed for
7
the week beginning on or after the effective date of this subsection.
SB151,2,8
8
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