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Major comp reform bill heads to Wisconsin governor - Business Insurance Skip to content Register for free Search Search Log In Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Risk Management Cyber Risks Pricing Trends Mergers & Acquisitions Technology Sponsored Content WSIA RISKWORLD Workers Comp & Safety Workers Comp Cost Control Pain Management Workplace Safety International EMEA Asia-Pacific Latin America People Events BI Intelligence Top 100 Agents & Brokers Best Places to Work 2025 Lists Directories Insurance Pricing BI Stock Index Magazine Current Issue Past Issues Women to Watch ALL INsurance Resources Risk Perspectives Sponsored Content Webinars White Papers Major comp reform bill heads to Wisconsin governor by Work Comp Central Workers Comp , Workers Comp Cost Control , Workers Comp Coverage Feb 18, 2026 A sweeping workers’ compensation reform bill backed by labor and management promising higher benefits, expanded coverage for first responder mental health claims and stiffer penalties for businesses that operate without insurance is heading to the desk of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers. The agreed-upon reforms in AB 651 would also reverse a state high court decision allowing stacking disability percentages and would clarify that the 12-year filing deadline for occupational disease claims can’t be tolled indefinitely. The measure also would expand Wisconsin’s supplemental benefit program, which provides additional payments to workers with older permanent disability awards whose benefit rates lag behind current levels. Another provision would expand the types of first responders allowed to file claims for post-traumatic stress disorder that are not accompanied by a physical injury. Legislation enacted in 2021 allowed full-time firefighters and police officers diagnosed with PTSD to get treatment for up to 32 weeks from the date the injury was first reported. AB 651 would allow part-time and volunteer firefighters, as well as emergency medical responders, to pursue so-called “mental-mental” claims. The bill would also clarify that the 12-year filing deadline for occupational disease claims cannot be paused indefinitely, even if a case remains open for administrative or procedural reasons. AB 651 includes several provisions that would increase penalties for employers that fail to comply with coverage requirements. The bill would also reverse the 2007 Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in DaimlerChrysler v. Labor and Industry Review Commission that allowed “stacking” permanent partial disability awards. Labor and employer representatives on the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council agreed on the provisions in the bill last year after lawmakers included a provision authorizing a work comp fee schedule for hospital services in a bill to enact the budget, according to a report by Wisconsin Watch. The Senate voted 32-1 to pass the bill Feb. 11, and the Assembly voted 97-0 to pass it Jan. 20. The governor will have six days from transmittal to sign, veto or allow the bill to take effect without his signature. WorkCompCentral is a sister publication of Business Insurance. More stories here. 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