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SB27 • 2025

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

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Quinn, Stafsholt and Wanggaard, cosponsored by Representatives Nedweski, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Penterman, Swearingen, Tusler and Vos
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)
Effective date
Not listed

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Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

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: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

What This Bill Does

  • requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-01-14 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  3. 2025-10-03 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk

  4. 2025-07-21 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. 2025-03-25 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. 2025-03-24 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. 2025-03-14 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. 2025-03-14 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. 2025-03-13 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  11. 2025-03-13 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs , Ayes 3, Noes 2

  12. 2025-03-13 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  13. 2025-03-07 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  14. 2025-03-06 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  15. 2025-03-06 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  16. 2025-02-28 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  17. 2025-02-27 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  18. 2025-02-27 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  19. 2025-02-27 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  20. 2025-02-26 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  21. 2025-02-26 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  22. 2025-02-26 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  23. 2025-02-26 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  24. 2025-02-26 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  25. 2025-02-26 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  26. 2025-02-26 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  27. 2025-02-25 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  28. 2025-02-24 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  29. 2025-02-24 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  30. 2025-02-24 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  31. 2025-02-24 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  32. 2025-02-24 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  33. 2025-02-24 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  34. 2025-02-21 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  35. 2025-02-18 Sen.

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  36. 2025-02-17 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  37. 2025-02-17 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  38. 2025-02-14 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  39. 2025-02-14 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  40. 2025-02-14 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  41. 2025-02-14 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  42. 2025-02-14 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  43. 2025-02-11 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  44. 2025-02-07 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Tomczyk , Cabral-Guevara , Quinn , Stafsholt and Wanggaard ; cosponsored by Representatives Nedweski , Allen , Behnke , Brill , Dittrich , Green , Gundrum , B. Jacobson , Knodl , Maxey , Murphy , Penterman , Swearingen , Tusler and Vos

  45. 2025-02-07 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

Official Summary Text

requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer
Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 27
February 7, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Tomczyk
,
Cabral-Guevara
,
Quinn
,
Stafsholt
and
Wanggaard
, cosponsored by Representatives
Nedweski
,
Allen
,
Behnke
,
Brill
,
Dittrich
,
Green
,
Gundrum
,
B. Jacobson
,
Knodl
,
Maxey
,
Murphy
,
Penterman
,
Swearingen
,
Tusler
and
Vos
. Referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs.
SB27,1,2
1
An Act

to create
230.35 (6) of the statutes;
relating to:
requiring state
2
employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, state agencies must require employees to perform their work in person at state agency offices during the employee’s regularly scheduled work hours, beginning July 1, 2025. The bill exempts telehealth services and duties that were performed off site before March 1, 2020.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB27,1
3
Section

1
.
230.35 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB27,2,2
4
230.35
(6)
(a) In this subsection, “state agency” has the meaning of “agency”
5
given in s. 230.03 (3), except that “state agency” includes the Board of Regents of the
6
University of Wisconsin System, the legislature, the courts, and a board, a
1
commission, a committee, a council, or a department or unit thereof or an authority
2
created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
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3
(b) Each state agency shall require employees of that state agency to perform
4
their assigned work duties at the offices of the state agency during the employee’s
5
regularly scheduled work hours. This paragraph does not apply to telehealth
6
services or duties that were performed off site, rather than at the offices of the state
7
agency, before March 1, 2020.
SB27,2
8
Section

2
. Effective date.
SB27,2,9
9
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1
)

This act takes effect on July 1, 2025.
SB27,2,10
10
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