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WI AB651
WI AB651Various changes to the worker’s compensation law, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
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Introduced
11/13/2025
11/13/2025
In Committee
01/23/2026
01/23/2026
Crossed Over
01/20/2026
01/20/2026
Passed
03/30/2026
03/30/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/30/2026
03/30/2026
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT to repeal 102.01 (2) (ar); to renumber 102.15 (1) (a); to renumber and amend 102.16 (1), 102.17 (4) (a), 102.17 (9) (a) 1., 102.44 (1) (ag), 102.44 (1) (am) and 102.44 (1) (b); to amend 40.65 (2) (a), 102.11 (1) (intro.), 102.125 (2), 102.125 (3), 102.15 (2), 102.16 (4), 102.17 (1) (d) 1., 102.17 (1) (d) 2., 102.17 (1) (d) 3., 102.17 (4) (b), 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.), 102.18 (1) (a), 102.18 (1) (bp), 102.27 (2) (a), 102.32 (6m) (a), 102.42 (title), 102.44 (1) (c) 1., 102.59 (1), 102.61 (1m) (c), 102.75 (1g) (a), 102.75 (1g) (c), 102.81 (2), 102.82 (2) (a) (intro.), 102.82 (2) (am), 102.82 (2) (ar) and 102.82 (2) (b); to repeal and recreate 102.85 (1) and 102.85 (2); to create 102.125 (1m), 102.16 (1) (e), 102.17 (1) (a) 1m., 102.17 (1) (a) 5., 102.17 (1) (i), 102.17 (4) (a) 1., 102.17 (9) (a) 1e., 102.17 (9) (a) 1g., 102.42 (10), 102.44 (4o), 102.59 (4), 102.82 (2) (ab), 102.82 (2) (ad) and 943.395 (1) (e) of the statutes; to affect 2023 Wisconsin Act 213, section 25; relating to: various changes to the worker’s compensation law, grant- ing rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
AI Summary
This bill makes numerous changes to Wisconsin's worker's compensation law, including updating provisions related to the calculation of average weekly earnings for permanent partial disability benefits, expanding the types of injuries that have no statute of limitations, and clarifying rules around compromise agreements and the admissibility of medical reports. It also introduces new penalties for employers who repeatedly fail to provide worker's compensation insurance, and establishes new reporting requirements for insurers regarding potential fraud in insurance applications or employee misclassification. Additionally, the bill grants rule-making authority to the Department of Workforce Development, makes an appropriation, and includes provisions for the payment of supplemental benefits for long-term disability cases, with adjustments to the benefit amounts over time. Finally, it clarifies access for case management personnel to hospitalized employees and adds audiologists to the list of professionals whose reports are admissible as evidence.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Workforce Development, Labor, and Integrated Employment (Assembly)
Last Action
Published 3-31-2026 (on 03/30/2026)
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