Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 471: Relating to: unemployment insurance work search and registration and granting rule-making authority. (FE)
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- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
SB 471 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: unemployment insurance work search and registration and granting rule-making authority. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 26 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 33
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Wall | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
| Kristin Dassler-Alfheim | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Jeff Smith | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Clint Anderson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 45 |
| Deb Andraca | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 23 |
| Margaret Arney | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Mike Bare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Brienne Brown | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
| Ryan Clancy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Karen DeSanto | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 40 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Jodi Emerson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 91 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Francesca Hong | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 76 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Karen Kirsch | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 7 |
| Darrin Madison | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Maureen McCarville | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Supreme Moore Omokunde | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 17 |
| Christian Phelps | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 93 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Lee Snodgrass | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Angela Stroud | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 73 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Angelito Tenorio | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 14 |
| Randy Udell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Fiscal estimate received
- Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
- Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
- Introduced by Senators Wall, Dassler-Alfheim, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Stroud, DeSanto, Moore Omokunde, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hong, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell