WisconsinFixed-term state appointees’ terms would expire under a proposed rule
The failed bill proposed a rule for fixed-term appointees in Wisconsin state government: their terms would expire if their office is an appointive state office.
What it does
The proposed text says an incumbent’s term expires if the office is an appointive state office for a fixed term. It applies to state officers appointed on January 1, 2027.
Argument forA rule tying an appointee’s term to the office’s fixed term could help state agencies manage changes in leadership.
Argument againstBecause the text does not say when the term expires, appointees and agencies might be unsure when a fixed-term appointment ends.
More detail
The proposed text says an incumbent’s term expires if the office is an appointive state office for a fixed term. It covers appointive offices in Wisconsin state government, but excludes the Legislature and courts. The provision first applies to state officers appointed on January 1, 2027.
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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)
- Apr 3Report vetoed by the Governor Tony Evers on 4-3-2026Major
- Apr 2Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026To Governor
- Mar 24Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026Minor
- Mar 18Received from Senate concurred inMinor
- Mar 17Ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded CONCURRENCE. Result: pass.Upper
- Vote recorded SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 17Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 17, Noes 16Passed Senate
- Mar 17Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Mar 17Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Mar 17Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- Mar 17Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
- Mar 17Read a second timeMinor
- Mar 17Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and WirchMinor
- Mar 16Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 12Available for scheduling
- Vote recorded Report concurrence by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 2, Noes 3. Result: fail.Upper
- Mar 12Report concurrence by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 2, Noes 3
- Mar 12Executive action taken
- Mar 11Public hearing held
- Feb 25Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal AffairsMinor
- Feb 23Received from AssemblyMinor
- Feb 19Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 19Read a third time and passedPassed Assembly
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 19Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Feb 19Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 adoptedMajor
- Feb 19Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative AllenMinor
- Feb 19Read a second timeMinor
- Feb 18Made a special order of business at 11:12 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
- Jan 15Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative SnodgrassMinor
- Jan 15Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative NeubauerMinor
- Jan 15Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative BareMinor
- Jan 13Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules
- 2025
- Nov 20Referred to committee on RulesMinor
- Vote recorded Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3. Result: pass.Lower
- Nov 20Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3Minor
- Nov 20Executive action taken
- Nov 12Public hearing held
- May 8Read first time and referred to Committee on State AffairsMinor
- May 8Introduced by Representatives Allen, Maxey, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Quinn, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Marklein and NassIntroduced
- Nov 20Referred to committee on RulesMinor
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