WisconsinWisconsin agencies would require most employees to work in offices
If enacted, Wisconsin state agencies would require covered employees to spend at least 80 percent of scheduled monthly work hours in agency offices, with exceptions for certain duties and Investment Board employees.
What it does
State agencies would require employees to work in agency offices for at least 80 percent of scheduled monthly hours. The rule would exempt Investment Board employees and certain duties already done off site before March 1, 2020.
Argument forHaving employees work in agency offices for most scheduled hours could make it easier for coworkers and the public to reach them in person.
Argument againstEmployees whose duties could be done remotely might have less flexibility because agencies would require most scheduled monthly hours in their offices.
More detail
State agencies would require covered employees to do assigned work in agency offices for at least 80 percent of their scheduled monthly hours. The requirement would cover state agency employees, including employees of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, the legislature, and the courts. The requirement would not cover duties performed off site, rather than at agency offices, before March 1, 2020. Investment Board employees would be exempt. The act would take effect December 31, 2025, if enacted.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 13Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82Latest
- May 12Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- 2025
- Oct 31Report vetoed by the Governor Tony Evers on 10-31-2025Major
- Oct 29Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2025To Governor
- Oct 16Report correctly enrolled on 10-16-2025Minor
- Oct 14Received from Senate concurred inMinor
- Vote recorded CONCURRENCE. Result: pass.Upper
- Oct 14Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 14Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 17, Noes 16Passed Senate
- Oct 14Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Oct 14Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Oct 14Read a second timeMinor
- Oct 13Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Vote recorded Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2. Result: pass.Upper
- Oct 13Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Sep 12Available for scheduling
- Sep 12Read first time and referred to committee on Senate OrganizationMinor
- Sep 11Received from AssemblyMinor
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND. Result: pass.Lower
- Sep 11Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 11Read a third time and passed, Ayes 51, Noes 44, Paired 2Passed Assembly
- Sep 11Rules suspended
- Sep 11Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Sep 11Assembly Amendment 1 adoptedMajor
- Sep 11Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 51, Noes 44
- Sep 11Decision of the Chair appealed
- Sep 11Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
- Sep 11Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative SinickiMinor
- Sep 11Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 51, Noes 44
- Sep 11Decision of the Chair appealed
- Sep 11Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
- Sep 11Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative JoersMinor
- Sep 11Read a second timeMinor
- Sep 10Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative NedweskiMinor
- Sep 9Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 9-11-2025Minor
- Apr 15Referred to committee on RulesMinor
- Vote recorded Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 6, Noes 2Minor
- Apr 9Executive action taken
- Apr 2Public hearing held
- Feb 18Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- Feb 17Read first time and referred to Committee on State AffairsMinor
- Feb 17Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Penterman, Swearingen, Tusler and Vos; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Quinn, Stafsholt and WanggaardIntroduced
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