2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 759

An Act to create 995.40 of the statutes; Relating to: eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (FE)

Status: A - Enacted into Law

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
4/9/2026 Asm.Published 4-10-2026714
3/17/2026 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 2798
1/15/2026 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 7, Noes 0456

History

Date / House Action Journal
12/17/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Snyder, Duchow, Franklin, Novak, Rodriguez, Krug, Allen, Ortiz-Velez, Rivera-Wagner, Clancy, Emerson, Goodwin, Hong, Kirsch, Kreibich, McCarville, Melotik, Mursau, Neubauer, Prado, Sinicki, Stroud and Subeck;
cosponsored by Senators James, Tomczyk, Carpenter and Larson
408
12/17/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform408
12/30/2025 Asm.Fiscal estimate received 
1/6/2026 Asm.Representative Phelps added as a coauthor421
1/7/2026 Asm.Representative Joers added as a coauthor423
1/14/2026 Asm.Public hearing held 
1/14/2026 Asm.Executive action taken 
1/14/2026 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens448
1/14/2026 Asm.Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor453
1/15/2026 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 7, Noes 0456
1/15/2026 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules456
2/13/2026 Asm.Representative Madison added as a coauthor580
2/19/2026 Asm.Made a special order of business at 9:32 PM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 15628
2/19/2026 Asm.Representatives Miresse, Andraca, Hysell, Mayadev, Stubbs, Anderson and Tenorio added as coauthors610
2/19/2026 Asm.Read a second time633
2/19/2026 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 adopted633
2/19/2026 Asm.Ordered to a third reading633
2/19/2026 Asm.Rules suspended633
2/19/2026 Asm.Read a third time and passed633
2/19/2026 Asm.Representative Ratcliff added as a cosponsor610
2/19/2026 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged633
2/23/2026 Sen.Received from Assembly741
2/25/2026 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development749
3/3/2026 Sen.Public hearing held 
3/3/2026 Sen.Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor763
3/11/2026 Sen.Executive action taken 
3/11/2026 Sen.Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0778
3/11/2026 Sen.Available for scheduling 
3/17/2026 Sen.Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up798
3/17/2026 Sen.Read a second time798
3/17/2026 Sen.Ordered to a third reading798
3/17/2026 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading798
3/17/2026 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 2798
3/17/2026 Sen.Senators Hesselbein, Smith and Drake added as cosponsors793
3/17/2026 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged813
3/18/2026 Asm.Received from Senate concurred in665
3/19/2026 Asm.Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor677
3/20/2026 Asm.Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026681
3/20/2026 Asm.Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor684
4/2/2026 Asm.Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026704
4/9/2026 Asm.Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 240714
4/9/2026 Asm.Published 4-10-2026714
 
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