Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 488: Relating to: requiring job postings to include salary range and benefits, retaining records of job postings, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
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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 488 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: requiring job postings to include salary range and benefits, retaining records of job postings, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. Primary sponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 25 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 32
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaTonya Johnson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 6 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Brad Pfaff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 32 |
| 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 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Russell Goodwin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| 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 |
| Lori Palmeri | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Christian Phelps | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 93 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| 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 |
| Sequanna Taylor | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 11 |
| 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
- Representative J. Jacobson 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 L. Johnson, Larson, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, Pfaff, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Moore Omokunde, Taylor, Andraca, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Palmeri, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell, Sinicki and Joers