Relating to: creating WisEARNS, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
This bill creates a new state program called WisEARNS designed to help workers in Wisconsin who do not have access to employer-sponsored retirement plans save for their future. The legislation establishes a WisEARNS board with members representing investors, small business owners, employees, employers, and financial experts to oversee the program's implementation. The program would automatically enroll eligible employees who work in Wisconsin and lack retirement savings options into a state-managed retirement savings account, with the board responsible for selecting a vendor to administer the plan. The bill also authorizes the state treasurer to make rules for the program and includes an appropriation to fund its initial operations.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2026
Last action Apr 7, 2026
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Mar 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Bare, Mayadev, Roe, Arney, Joers, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Udell, Anderson and Prado;
cosponsored by Senators Hesselbein, Carpenter, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer
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12 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Joers
DDemocratic
P
Angela Stroud
DDemocratic
P
Ann Roe
DDemocratic
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Clint Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Joe Sheehan
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Arney
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Priscilla Prado
DDemocratic
P
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
P
Renuka Mayadev
DDemocratic
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
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