AB 478 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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

AB 478 repeals two existing statutes (66.0134 and 947.21) that previously prohibited state and local governments from regulating labor matters. This bill directly affects state and local government entities by removing a legal barrier that prevented them from creating their own labor regulations. The key mechanism is the simple repeal of these specific statutes, allowing governments to establish rules on issues like wages, working conditions, or union practices without violating the repealed restrictions. The bill does not create new regulations but enables governments to develop their own labor policies where they previously could not.
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Introduced Oct 9, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Representatives Moore Omokunde, Madison, Cruz, Clancy, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, DeSmidt, Kirsch, McCarville, Miresse, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell, Stubbs and Johnson; cosponsored by Senators Drake, Larson, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer and Wirch
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