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SB579 • 2025

collective bargaining for employees of the University of Wisconsin System, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation

collective bargaining for employees of the University of Wisconsin System, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation

Budget Labor
Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senators Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Emerson, Billings, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Doyle, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio and Udell
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Universities and Technical Colleges
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2025-11-13 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  3. 2025-11-07 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. 2025-11-03 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. 2025-10-24 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Larson , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith , Spreitzer , Wall and Wirch ; cosponsored by Representatives Emerson , Billings , Anderson , Andraca , Arney , Bare , Brown , Clancy , Cruz , DeSanto , DeSmidt , Doyle , Fitzgerald , Goodwin , Haywood , Hong , Hysell , J. Jacobson , Joers , Johnson , Kirsch , Madison , Mayadev , McCarville , McGuire , Miresse , Moore Omokunde , Neubauer , Palmeri , Phelps , Prado , Rivera-Wagner , Roe , Sheehan , Sinicki , Snodgrass , Spaude , Stroud , Stubbs , Subeck , Taylor , Tenorio and Udell

  6. 2025-10-24 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

Official Summary Text

collective bargaining for employees of the University of Wisconsin System, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation
Status: S - Universities and Technical Colleges