Jodi Habush Sinykin, Wisconsin State Senator for 8th District | Official website
Jodi Habush Sinykin, Wisconsin State Senator for 8th District | Official website
According to the Wisconsin State Legislature's official website, the bill was described as follows: "rehired annuitants. (FE)".
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill revises the conditions under which Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) annuitants who return to work can continue receiving their annuities. Currently, if a WRS annuitant returns to work with a WRS-participating employer and meets certain work expectations, their annuity is suspended. The bill allows returning annuitants to choose between suspending their annuity and becoming a participating employee or continuing to receive their annuity without becoming a participating employee. Additionally, the bill reduces the waiting period for retirees returning to employment as participating employees from 75 days to 30 days. The bill removes specific statutes related to annuity suspensions and mandates an election for current annuitants under suspension who wish to continue their suspension within 60 days after the bill's effective date.
The bill was co-authored by Representative Renuka Mayadev (Democrat-77th District), Senator Dianne H. Hesselbein (Democrat-27th District), Senator LaTonya Johnson (Democrat-6th District), Senator Sarah Keyeski (Democrat-14th District), Senator Chris Larson (Democrat-7th District). It was co-sponsored by Representative Clinton M. Anderson (Democrat-45th District), Representative Mike Bare (Democrat-80th District), and Representative Ryan M. Clancy (Democrat-19th District), along 17 other co-sponsors.
Jodi Habush Sinykin has authored or co-authored another 46 bills since the beginning of the 2025 session, with none of them being enacted.
Sinykin graduated from the University of Michigan in 1989 and again in 1992 from Harvard Law School with a JD.
Sinykin, a Democrat, was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 2025 to represent the state's 8th Senate district, replacing previous state senator Dan Knodl.
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.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| SB301 | 06/02/2025 | Rehired annuitants. (FE) |
| SB298 | 05/30/2025 | Ban on the use of certain insecticides by the Department of Natural Resources |
| SB297 | 05/30/2025 | Special registration plates to support protecting pollinators and making an appropriation. (FE) |
| SB294 | 05/30/2025 | Labeling plants as beneficial to pollinators. (FE) |
| SB292 | 05/30/2025 | Local regulation of pesticides to protect pollinators |
| SB232 | 04/29/2025 | Grants to child advocacy centers. (FE) |
| SB212 | 04/16/2025 | The form of referendum questions |
| SB175 | 04/03/2025 | Local building permit fees for certain improvements of residences of disabled veterans. (FE) |
| SB150 | 03/21/2025 | Passing legislation to reduce carbon emissions |
| SB122 | 03/07/2025 | Limitations on the total value of taxable property that may be included in a tax incremental financing district created in the city of Port Washington. (FE) |
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