SB 27 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: requiring state employees to perform their work at the offices of their employer. (FE)

SB 27 requires all state agency employees to perform their regular work duties at the agency's physical office during scheduled work hours, beginning July 1, 2025. This applies to employees of state agencies, including the University of Wisconsin System, legislature, courts, and other public bodies listed in the bill. Exceptions include telehealth services and work that was already performed off-site before March 1, 2020. The bill does not affect remote work arrangements established prior to the pandemic or certain health-related duties.
Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Oct 3, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Quinn, Stafsholt and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Nedweski, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Penterman, Swearingen, Tusler and Vos
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors