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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 287: Relating to: the employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority. (FE)

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 287 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on May 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: the employment eligibility verification program and granting rule-making authority. (FE). Primary sponsor: Eric Wimberger (Republican), John Jagler (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican), Cory Tomczyk (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eric WimbergerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
John JaglerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Cory TomczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Rob BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
David SteffenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Received from Senate
  3. Ordered immediately messaged
  4. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15
  5. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
  6. Ordered to a third reading
  7. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
  8. Read a second time
  9. Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
  10. Available for scheduling
  11. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2
  12. Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Showing 12 most recent of 25 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source