AB 793 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: creating an Office of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds. (FE)

AB 793 creates a new Office of Internal Audit within Wisconsin's Department of Employee Trust Funds. This office, led by an internal auditor appointed directly by the Employee Trust Funds Board (outside regular civil service), will independently monitor the department's handling of public employee trust fund assets. The auditor will review all department activities related to the funds, ensure compliance with laws and contracts, and provide risk assessments to safeguard benefits for plan participants. The bill directly affects the Department of Employee Trust Funds and its Board by establishing this dedicated oversight role.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Assembly Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Vetoed

Apr 2026

Introduced Dec 23, 2025 Vetoed Apr 8, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill establishes a new Office of Internal Audit within the Department of Employee Trust Funds to oversee public employee trust fund assets. The most significant change is shifting the internal auditor's reporting line from the department secretary to the Employee Trust Funds Board, ensuring the auditor reports directly to the board that manages the funds. The office is authorized to conduct independent audits, risk assessments, and compliance reviews to safeguard assets and ensure benefit commitments are met.

Scope change

The scope expanded by creating a new permanent office and defining its specific duties, including the authority to review any department activity related to fund administration.

REQUIREMENT

Created a new Office of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds.

Changed the internal auditor's reporting line to report directly to the Employee Trust Funds Board instead of the department secretary.

Authorized the internal auditor to conduct external audits, risk assessments, and management reviews.

Assigned the internal auditor position to the General Senior Executive Group 1.

Gave the Employee Trust Funds Board the authority to create or abolish the internal auditor position.

Floor votes · Assembly Feb 17, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 8, 2026

Vetoed

Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2026

lower

Mar 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

Read a third time and concurred in

upper

Mar 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Lower · Passed

Read a third time and passed, Ayes 56, Noes 43

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to committee on Rules

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 3

lower

Dec 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Born, Behnke, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, O'Connor and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard

lower

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors