Shelia Stubbs, Wisconsin State Representative for 78th District | Facebook
Shelia Stubbs, Wisconsin State Representative for 78th District | Facebook
It passed both chambers as of March 18, clearing the Assembly by a vote of 94-0 and the Senate by a vote of 31-1.
Gov. Tony Evers signed the bill into law on March 28.
The bill, introduced as AB94 on Feb. 28, during the 2025 session, was summarized by the state legislature as follows: "ratification of the agreement negotiated between the State of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, for the 2024-25 fiscal year, covering employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds. (FE)".
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill ratifies the tentative agreement for the 2024-25 fiscal year negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee. It covers employees in the building trades crafts collective bargaining unit and is approved by the relevant employee group and the joint committee on employment relations. The bill authorizes the necessary expenditure of funds from specific appropriations to implement this agreement. Additionally, a certified official copy of the agreement will be filed with the secretary of state. The act becomes effective the day after publication, except for provisions marked with other specified effective dates in the agreement itself.
In the Assembly, 43 Democrats and 51 Republicans voted in favor, with no opposition.
Meanwhile, in the Senate, 14 Democrats and 17 Republicans voted in favor while one Republican voted against it.
The Joint Committee on Employment Relations introduced the bill in the Wisconsin Assembly on Feb. 28 during the 2025 legislative session.
Stubbs graduated from Tougaloo College with a BA and again from Mount Senario College with a BS.
Stubbs, a Democrat, was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2025 to represent the state's 78th Assembly district, replacing previous state representative Lisa Subeck.
In Wisconsin, the legislative process starts when a senator, constituent, group, or agency proposes an idea for a bill. After drafting, the bill is introduced, numbered, and referred to a committee for review and public input. If approved, it moves through three readings and votes in both the Senate and Assembly. Once both chambers pass the same version, the bill goes to the governor, who can sign it, veto it, or let it become law without a signature. Only a small share of bills introduced each session ultimately become law. You can learn more about the Wisconsin legislative process here.
Legislator | Party | District | Vote |
---|---|---|---|
Adam Neylon | Republican | 15 | Yea |
Alex A. Dallman | Republican | 39 | Yea |
Alex R. Joers | Democrat | 81 | Yea |
Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Democrat | 90 | Yea |
Amanda M. Nedweski | Republican | 32 | Yea |
Andrew Hysell | Democrat | 48 | Yea |
Angela Stroud | Democrat | 73 | Yea |
Angelina M. Cruz | Democrat | 62 | Yea |
Angelito Tenorio | Democrat | 14 | Yea |
Ann Roe | Democrat | 44 | Yea |
Barbara Dittrich | Republican | 99 | Yea |
Ben DeSmidt | Democrat | 65 | Yea |
Benjamin Franklin | Republican | 88 | Yea |
Bob G. Donovan | Republican | 61 | Yea |
Brent Jacobson | Republican | 87 | Yea |
Brienne Brown | Democrat | 43 | Yea |
Calvin T. Callahan | Republican | 35 | Yea |
Chanz J. Green | Republican | 74 | Yea |
Christian Phelps | Democrat | 93 | Yea |
Christine Sinicki | Democrat | 20 | Yea |
Chuck Wichgers | Republican | 84 | Yea |
Cindi Duchow | Republican | 97 | Yea |
Clint P. Moses | Republican | 92 | Yea |
Clinton M. Anderson | Democrat | 45 | Yea |
Daniel Knodl | Republican | 24 | Yea |
Darrin B. Madison | Democrat | 10 | Yea |
Dave Maxey | Republican | 83 | Yea |
David Armstrong | Republican | 67 | Yea |
David Murphy | Republican | 56 | Yea |
David Steffen | Republican | 4 | Yea |
Dean Kaufert | Republican | 53 | Yea |
Deb Andraca | Democrat | 23 | Yea |
Duke Tucker | Republican | 75 | Yea |
Elijah R. Behnke | Republican | 6 | Yea |
Francesca Hong | Democrat | 76 | Yea |
Greta Neubauer | Democrat | 66 | Yea |
Jeffrey Mursau | Republican | 36 | Yea |
Jenna Jacobson | Democrat | 50 | Yea |
Jerry L. O'Connor | Republican | 60 | Yea |
Jessie Rodriguez | Republican | 21 | Absent |
Jill Billings | Democrat | 95 | Yea |
Jim Piwowarczyk | Republican | 98 | Yea |
Joan Fitzgerald | Democrat | 46 | Yea |
Jodi Emerson | Democrat | 91 | Yea |
Joe Sheehan | Democrat | 26 | Yea |
Joel Kitchens | Republican | 1 | Yea |
John Spiros | Republican | 86 | Yea |
Joy L. Goeben | Republican | 5 | Yea |
Kalan Haywood | Democrat | 16 | Yea |
Karen DeSanto | Democrat | 40 | Yea |
Karen Kirsch | Democrat | 7 | Yea |
Karen R. Hurd | Republican | 69 | Yea |
Kevin Petersen | Republican | 57 | Yea |
Lee Snodgrass | Democrat | 52 | Yea |
Lindee Rae Brill | Republican | 27 | Yea |
Lisa Subeck | Democrat | 79 | Yea |
Lori A. Palmeri | Democrat | 54 | Yea |
Margaret Arney | Democrat | 18 | Yea |
Mark Born | Republican | 37 | Yea |
Maureen McCarville | Democrat | 42 | Yea |
Mike Bare | Democrat | 80 | Yea |
Nancy VanderMeer | Republican | 70 | Yea |
Nate L. Gustafson | Republican | 55 | Yea |
Patrick Snyder | Republican | 85 | Yea |
Paul Melotik | Republican | 22 | Yea |
Paul Tittl | Republican | 25 | Yea |
Priscilla A. Prado | Democrat | 9 | Yea |
Randy Udell | Democrat | 47 | Yea |
Renuka Mayadev | Democrat | 77 | Yea |
Rick Gundrum | Republican | 58 | Yea |
Rob Kreibich | Republican | 28 | Yea |
Rob Summerfield | Republican | 68 | Yea |
Rob Swearingen | Republican | 34 | Yea |
Robert Brooks | Republican | 59 | Yea |
Robert Wittke | Republican | 63 | Yea |
Robin Vos | Republican | 33 | Yea |
Robyn Vining | Democrat | 13 | Yea |
Ron Tusler | Republican | 3 | Yea |
Russell Goodwin | Democrat | 12 | Yea |
Ryan M. Clancy | Democrat | 19 | Yea |
Ryan Spaude | Democrat | 89 | Yea |
Scott Allen | Republican | 82 | Yea |
Scott Krug | Republican | 72 | Yea |
Sequanna Taylor | Democrat | 11 | Yea |
Shae A. Sortwell | Republican | 2 | Yea |
Shannon Zimmerman | Republican | 30 | Absent |
Shelia Stubbs | Democrat | 78 | Yea |
Steve Doyle | Democrat | 94 | Absent |
Supreme Moore Omokunde | Democrat | 17 | Yea |
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | Democrat | 8 | Absent |
Tara Johnson | Democrat | 96 | Yea |
Tip McGuire | Democrat | 64 | Yea |
Todd Novak | Republican | 51 | Yea |
Tony Kurtz | Republican | 41 | Yea |
Travis Tranel | Republican | 49 | Yea |
Treig E. Pronschinske | Republican | 29 | Yea |
Tyler August | Republican | 31 | Yea |
Vincent Miresse | Democrat | 71 | Yea |
William Penterman | Republican | 38 | Absent |
Legislator | Party | District | Vote |
---|---|---|---|
André Jacque | Republican | 1 | Yea |
Brad Pfaff | Democrat | 32 | Yea |
Chris Kapenga | Republican | 33 | Nay |
Chris Larson | Democrat | 7 | Yea |
Cory Tomczyk | Republican | 29 | Yea |
Dan Feyen | Republican | 20 | Yea |
Devin LeMahieu | Republican | 9 | Yea |
Dianne H. Hesselbein | Democrat | 27 | Yea |
Dora E. Drake | Democrat | 4 | Yea |
Eric Wimberger | Republican | 2 | Yea |
Howard L. Marklein | Republican | 17 | Yea |
Jamie Wall | Democrat | 30 | Yea |
Jeff Smith | Democrat | 31 | Yea |
Jesse L. James | Republican | 23 | Yea |
Jodi Habush Sinykin | Democrat | 8 | Yea |
John Jagler | Republican | 13 | Yea |
Julian Bradley | Republican | 28 | Yea |
Kelda Roys | Democrat | 26 | Absent |
Kristin Dassler-Alfheim | Democrat | 18 | Yea |
LaTonya Johnson | Democrat | 6 | Yea |
Mark Spreitzer | Democrat | 15 | Yea |
Mary Felzkowski | Republican | 12 | Yea |
Melissa Ratcliff | Democrat | 16 | Yea |
Patrick Testin | Republican | 24 | Yea |
Rachael Cabral-Guevara | Republican | 19 | Yea |
Rob Hutton | Republican | 5 | Yea |
Rob Stafsholt | Republican | 10 | Yea |
Robert W. Wirch | Democrat | 22 | Yea |
Romaine Robert Quinn | Republican | 25 | Yea |
Sarah Keyeski | Democrat | 14 | Yea |
Steve L. Nass | Republican | 11 | Yea |
Tim Carpenter | Democrat | 3 | Yea |
Van H. Wanggaard | Republican | 21 | Yea |