AB 482 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: allowing the enactment of family and medical leave ordinances. (FE)

AB 482 repeals provisions that allowed cities, towns, and counties to create local family and medical leave ordinances. It directly affects local governments (like cities and counties) that previously could require employers to provide such leave, and employers in those jurisdictions. The bill amends statutes to prohibit local governments from enacting or enforcing any ordinance requiring employers to provide family or medical leave benefits, including existing ordinances in effect as of April 18, 2018. This shifts authority away from local governments to the state level for family leave policies.
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Introduced Oct 9, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Representatives Subeck, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Joers, Johnson, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Tenorio, Udell and Vining; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer
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