# Wisconsin AB196: An Act to repeal 40.26 (5m), 40.26 (6) and 323.19 (3); to amend 40.22 (1), 40.22 (2m) (intro.), 40.22 (2r) (intro.), 40.22 (3) (intro.), 40.26 (1m) and 40.26 (5) (intro.); to create 40.04 (5) (am) and 40.26 (7) and (8) of the statutes; Relating to: rehired annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE) Wisconsin AB196, An Act to repeal 40.26 (5m), 40.26 (6) and 323.19 (3); to amend 40.22 (1), 40.22 (2m) (intro.), 40.22 (2r) (intro.), 40.22 (3) (intro.), 40.26 (1m) and 40.26 (5) (intro.); to create 40.04 (5) (am) and 40.26 (7) and (8) of the statutes; Relating to: rehired annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Robert Brooks (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican) and 11 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB196-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Wisconsin AB196 - State: Wisconsin - Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) - Title: An Act to repeal 40.26 (5m), 40.26 (6) and 323.19 (3); to amend 40.22 (1), 40.22 (2m) (intro.), 40.22 (2r) (intro.), 40.22 (3) (intro.), 40.26 (1m) and 40.26 (5) (intro.); to create 40.04 (5) (am) and 40.26 (7) and (8) of the statutes; Relating to: rehired annuitants in the Wisconsin Retirement System. (FE) - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-15 - Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 - Sponsors: Robert Brooks (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), William Penterman (Republican), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Robert Wittke (Republican) - Cosponsors: 31 - Subjects: Employee Trust Funds, Department of, Legislature -- Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on, Public health, Retirement System, Wisconsin - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Robert Brooks (Republican), House - Sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House - Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House - Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House - Sponsor: Tony Kurtz (Republican), House - Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House - Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House - Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House - Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House - Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House - Sponsor: Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), House - Sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House - Sponsor: Robert Wittke (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Scott Allen (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Doyle (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Travis Tranel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House ## Actions (36) - 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House) - 2026-03-19: Representative Emerson added as a coauthor (House) - 2026-03-19: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House) - 2026-03-19: Representative Anderson added as a coauthor (House) - 2026-03-06: Representative Brown added as a coauthor (House) - 2026-02-03: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke (House) - 2026-02-03: Senator Roys added as a cosponsor (House) - 2026-01-29: Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor (House) - 2026-01-27: Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor (House) - 2026-01-23: Representative Doyle added as a coauthor (House) - 2026-01-22: Representative Tranel added as a coauthor (House) - 2026-01-20: Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-11-20: Representative DeSmidt added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-11-18: Representative Billings added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-11-14: Senator Larson added as a cosponsor (House) - 2025-10-22: Representative Behnke added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-10-07: Representative Joers added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-10-01: Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor (House) - 2025-09-24: Representatives Stroud and Vining added as coauthors (House) - 2025-09-19: Representative Andraca added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-09-16: Representative Udell added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-09-15: Senator James added as a cosponsor (House) - 2025-09-11: Representative Allen added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-09-10: Representatives Maxey and Fitzgerald added as coauthors (House) - 2025-09-09: Representatives Tucker and Moses added as coauthors (House) - 2025-09-08: Representative Mursau added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-06-30: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Wittke, Kitchens and Rodriguez (House) - 2025-05-28: Public hearing held (House) - 2025-05-13: Representative McCarville added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-05-06: Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor (House) - 2025-04-24: Fiscal estimate received (House) - 2025-04-21: Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor (House) - 2025-04-21: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House) - 2025-04-16: LRB correction (House) - 2025-04-15: Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government (House) - 2025-04-15: Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Kitchens, Rodriguez, Novak, Brooks, Knodl, Kreibich, Kurtz, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Steffen and Ortiz-Velez; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Pfaff, Quinn and Habush Sinykin (House) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB196), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB196.pdf) ## Related bills - AB913: An Act to create 71.05 (6) (b) 57. of the statutes; Relating to: subtraction for certain income of members of the National Guard and Reserves. (FE) (signed) - AB80: An Act to renumber 457.25 (1); to amend 46.90 (4) (ab) 4., 48.56 (2), 48.561 (2), 49.45 (30j) (a) 1., 51.03 (6) (a), 55.043 (1m) (a) 4., 146.81 (1) (hg), 146.8… (signed) - AB1027: An Act Relating to: requiring information relating to the food stamp program to be compiled and provided to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (FE) (vetoed) - SB36: An Act to repeal 71.63 (6) (n) 1. and 71.63 (6) (n) 2.; to renumber and amend 71.63 (6) (n) (intro.); to amend 71.05 (6) (b) 19. cm., 71.05 (6) (b) 19. dm., 71… (vetoed) - AB674: An Act to create 157.06 (15m) of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting knowingly covering organ transplantation and related care under health insurance polici… (vetoed) - SB176: An Act to create 71.05 (1) (j), 71.26 (1) (j), 71.34 (1k) (q) and 71.45 (1) (dp) of the statutes; Relating to: an income and franchise tax exemption for broadb… (vetoed) ## Sources - [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB196) - [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB196.pdf) ## Related - [AB913: An Act to create 71.05 (6) (b) 57. of the statutes; Relating to: subtraction fo…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB913-2025) - [AB80: An Act to renumber 457.25 (1); to amend 46.90 (4) (ab) 4., 48.56 (2), 48.561 (2…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB80-2025) - [AB1027: An Act Relating to: requiring information relating to the food stamp program to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB1027-2025) - [SB36: An Act to repeal 71.63 (6) (n) 1. and 71.63 (6) (n) 2.; to renumber and amend 7…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB36-2025) - [AB674: An Act to create 157.06 (15m) of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting knowing…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB674-2025) - [SB176: An Act to create 71.05 (1) (j), 71.26 (1) (j), 71.34 (1k) (q) and 71.45 (1) (dp…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB176-2025) - [Wisconsin bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/wisconsin/bills) - [Wisconsin state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/wisconsin) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB196-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).