WI AB597 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 26)
Status: Passed on April 2 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-02 - Published 4-3-2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

An Act to create 45.49 of the statutes; Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments. (FE)

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Title

A state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments. (FE)

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-11-19 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 98 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-02HousePublished 4-3-2026
2026-04-02HouseReport approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 154
2026-04-01HousePresented to the Governor on 4-1-2026
2026-02-13HouseReport correctly enrolled on 2-12-2026
2026-02-12HouseReceived from Senate concurred in
2026-02-11SenateOrdered immediately messaged
2026-02-11SenateSenator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
2026-02-11SenateRead a third time and concurred in
2026-02-11SenateRules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-11SenateOrdered to a third reading
2026-02-11SenateRead a second time
2026-02-09SenatePlaced on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-01-22SenateAvailable for scheduling
2026-01-22SenateReport concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2026-01-22SenateExecutive action taken
2026-01-13SenatePublic hearing held
2025-11-20SenateRead first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
2025-11-20SenateReceived from Assembly
2025-11-19HouseOrdered immediately messaged
2025-11-19HouseRead a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0
2025-11-19HouseRules suspended
2025-11-19HouseOrdered to a third reading
2025-11-19HouseAssembly Amendment 1 adopted
2025-11-19HouseRead a second time
2025-11-19HouseRepresentatives Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs added as coauthors
2025-11-13HousePlaced on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-11-13HouseReferred to committee on Rules
2025-11-13HouseReport passage as amended recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0
2025-11-13HouseReport Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0
2025-11-13HouseExecutive action taken
2025-11-12HouseAssembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Sinicki, Tenorio, McCarville and Brown
2025-11-11HouseAssembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Franklin
2025-11-07HouseFiscal estimate received
2025-10-29HouseRepresentative Steffen added as a coauthor
2025-10-29HousePublic hearing held
2025-10-27HouseRead first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
2025-10-27HouseIntroduced

Same As/Similar To

SB609 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Wisconsin State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab597
Texthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB597.pdf
Texthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2025/REG/AB597.pdf
Texthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/acts/2025/154.pdf
Amendmenthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB597-AA1.pdf
Amendmenthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB597-AA2.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/veterans_and_military_affairs/1950722.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab597/ab597_dva.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB597.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/mental_health_substance_abuse_prevention_children_and_families/1966912.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcactmemos/2025/REG/Act%20154.pdf
Roll Callhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/av0120

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