WisconsinAB7862025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

An Act Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2025-26 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)

Sponsored By: Committee on Employment Relations

Signed by Governor

Collective bargainingPublic employee -- Labor union

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

2025-26 building trades contract ratified and funded

If you work in the State building trades crafts unit, your 2025-26 contract is now in force. It was approved by unit employees and by the Joint Committee on Employment Relations. The state can spend money from s. 20.865(1), within its limits, to pay wages, benefits, and other costs in the agreement. The law takes effect the day after publication. Any terms in the agreement with their own dates start on those dates.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Committee on Employment Relations

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 131 • No: 1

Senate vote • 1/21/2026

Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1

Yes: 32 • No: 1

House vote • 1/13/2026

Read a third time and passed, Ayes 99, Noes 0

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Published 2-7-2026

    2/6/2026House
  2. Report approved by the Governor on 2-6-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 84

    2/6/2026House
  3. Presented to the Governor on 2-5-2026

    2/5/2026House
  4. Report correctly enrolled on 1-26-2026

    1/26/2026House
  5. Fiscal estimate received

    1/22/2026House
  6. Received from Senate concurred in

    1/22/2026House
  7. Ordered immediately messaged

    1/21/2026Senate
  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1

    1/21/2026Senate
  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

    1/21/2026Senate
  10. Ordered to a third reading

    1/21/2026Senate
  11. Read a second time

    1/21/2026Senate
  12. Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

    1/16/2026Senate
  13. Available for scheduling

    1/14/2026Senate
  14. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    1/14/2026Senate
  15. Received from Assembly

    1/14/2026Senate
  16. Ordered immediately messaged

    1/13/2026House
  17. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 99, Noes 0

    1/13/2026House
  18. Rules suspended

    1/13/2026House
  19. Ordered to a third reading

    1/13/2026House
  20. Read a second time

    1/13/2026House
  21. Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

    1/8/2026House
  22. Read first time and referred to Committee on Rules

    12/23/2025House
  23. Introduced by Joint Committee on Employment Relations

    12/23/2025House

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