AB241 Journeyworker to Apprentice Ratio Requirement Vetoed
Summary
Wisconsin Governor vetoed AB241 on April 8, 2026. The bill would have amended Wisconsin Statute 106.015(1) to establish required ratios of journeyworkers to apprentices in registered apprenticeship programs and contracts. AB241 passed the Assembly 54-40 on February 19, 2026 and the Senate 18-15 on March 17, 2026 before being vetoed.
What changed
Wisconsin Governor vetoed AB241 on April 8, 2026. The bill would have amended Wisconsin Statute 106.015(1) to establish required ratios of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs and contracts. Since the bill was vetoed, no new statutory requirements take effect.\n\nAffected parties including apprenticeship sponsors, employers in construction and skilled trades, and workforce development programs should continue monitoring for similar legislative proposals. The vetoed bill would have impacted staffing and workforce planning for registered apprenticeship programs across Wisconsin industries including construction and manufacturing.
What to do next
- Monitor for similar apprenticeship ratio legislation
- Review current apprenticeship program staffing ratios
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ChangeBridge / Wisconsin / AB241 Vetoed AB241 Assembly Bill Vetoed 2026-04-08
Required ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs and contracts.
An Act to amend 106.015 (1) of the statutes; Relating to: required ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices in apprenticeship programs and contracts.
Bill Details
State Wisconsin
Session 2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/re...
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Sponsors
Dave Maxey (Rep - R) Adam Neylon (Rep - R) David Armstrong (Rep - R) Lindee Brill (Rep - R) Robert Brooks (Rep - R) Barbara Dittrich (Rep - R) Benjamin Franklin (Rep - R) Joy Goeben (Rep - R) Chanz Green (Rep - R) Rick Gundrum (Rep - R) Nate Gustafson (Rep - R) Dan Knodl (Rep - R) Paul Melotik (Rep - R) David Murphy (Rep - R) Todd Novak (Rep - R) Jerry O'Connor (Rep - R) William Penterman (Rep - R) Duke Tucker (Rep - R) Chuck Wichgers (Rep - R) Robert Wittke (Rep - R) Shannon Zimmerman (Rep - R) Chris Kapenga (Sen - R) Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Sen - R) Dan Feyen (Sen - R) Rob Hutton (Sen - R) Andre Jacque (Sen - R) Jesse James (Sen - R) Rob Stafsholt (Sen - R)
Action History
2026-04-08 A Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2026 2026-04-02 A Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 2026-03-24 A Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2026 2026-03-18 A Received from Senate concurred in 2026-03-17 S Ordered immediately messaged 2026-03-17 S Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15 2026-03-17 S Rules suspended to give bill its third reading 2026-03-17 S Ordered to a third reading 2026-03-17 S Read a second time 2026-03-16 S Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) 2026-03-16 S Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 2026-02-27 S Available for scheduling 2026-02-27 S Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization 2026-02-23 S Received from Assembly 2026-02-19 A Ordered immediately messaged 2026-02-19 A Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 40 2026-02-19 A Rules suspended 2026-02-19 A Ordered to a third reading 2026-02-19 A Assembly Amendment 2 adopted 2026-02-19 A Read a second time 2026-02-18 A Made a special order of business at 11:11 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 2025-06-20 A Referred to committee on Rules 2025-06-20 A Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 6, Noes 3 2025-06-20 A Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment, Ayes 9, Noes 0 2025-06-12 A Executive action taken 2025-06-09 A LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 2) 2025-06-05 A Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Maxey 2025-05-29 A Representative B. Jacobson added as a coauthor 2025-05-28 A Public hearing held 2025-05-28 A Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Maxey 2025-05-02 A Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment 2025-05-02 A Introduced
Votes
2026-02-19 Assembly: Read a third time and passed Yea: 54 Nay: 40 2026-03-17 Senate: Read a third time and concurred in Yea: 18 Nay: 15
Committee Referrals
2025-05-02 A Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment 2025-06-20 A Rules 2026-02-27 S Organization
Amendments
2025-05-28 Assembly Amendment 1 2025-06-05 Assembly Amendment 2
Bill Text Versions
2025-05-02 Introduced 0000-00-00 Enrolled Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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