AB 149 Wisconsin Assembly · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law. (FE)

This Wisconsin bill modifies the state's unemployment insurance law to improve how the department handles job search verification and fraud prevention. It allows employers to report when a job seeker declines offers, fails to attend interviews, or cannot perform available work, requiring the department to investigate these reports to determine eligibility. The legislation also establishes a legal presumption that anyone using a claimant's security credentials is acting on their behalf, while making the claimant responsible for protecting their login information and liable for benefits paid to unauthorized users. Additionally, the bill mandates that the department submit an annual report to the legislature detailing its efforts to detect and prosecute unemployment insurance fraud.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Assembly Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Vetoed
Aug 2023
Introduced Apr 7, 2023 Vetoed Aug 4, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly Apr 25, 2023

How they voted

2211
Passed
Total votes 33
Jun 7, 2023
D Democratic10
10 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican23
22 Yea 1 Nay
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Mar 13, 2024
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Aug 4, 2023
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 8-4-2023
lower
Jun 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 11
upper
Jun 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
May 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges, Ayes 4, Noes 2
upper
May 2, 2023
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development and Technical Colleges
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 35
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 4-25-2023 by Committee on Rules
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development and Economic Opportunities, Ayes 10, Noes 5
lower
Apr 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Plumer, Moses, Penterman, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Knodl, Magnafici, Murphy, Nedweski, O'Connor, Petersen, Petryk, Rettinger, Rozar, Schmidt, Snyder, Sortwell and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Marklein, Nass and Stroebel
lower
28 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors