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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 494: Relating to: repealing prohibition on state and local government labor regulation. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 494 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: repealing prohibition on state and local government labor regulation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Bob Wirch (Democratic). It lists 19 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass 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): Democratic 26

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dora DrakePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Dianne HesselbeinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Bob WirchPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Clint AndersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Margaret ArneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Brienne BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Ryan ClancyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Angelina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Karen KirschCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Darrin MadisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Maureen McCarvilleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Vinnie MiresseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Supreme Moore OmokundeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Christian PhelpsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Amaad Rivera-WagnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Lee SnodgrassCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse52
Lisa SubeckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Angelito TenorioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Randy UdellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47

“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 pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
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Sources

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