Wisconsin House Bill 607

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 20.445 (1) (fc), 49.1635 (1), 49.1635 (2), 49.1635 (3), 49.1635 (4) and 106.15; to renumber and amend 49.1635 (5) (a), 49.1635 (5) (b) and 49.1635 (5) (c); to amend 16.306 (2) (a), 16.3085 (2) (b) 2., 38.40 (2), 46.56 (14) (a), 49.143 (2) (a) 4m. e., 49.163 (4) (intro.), 49.175 (1) (j), 49.175 (1) (k), 49.265 (1) (b), 49.265 (3) (b) 11., 49.265 (4) (a), 49.265 (4) (b), 49.265 (4) (c), 49.79 (9) (a) 1., 60.85 (7) (a), 60.85 (7) (b), 66.1103 (6m), 66.1105 (6c) (a), 66.1105 (6c) (b), 71.07 (2dx) (a) 5., 71.07 (5r) (b) 2., 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5., 71.28 (5r) (b) 2., 71.47 (1dx) (a) 5., 71.47 (5r) (b) 2., 76.636 (1) (e) 12., 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b., 106.11, 106.13 (2), 106.16 (2), 106.27 (1m), 109.07 (1m) (a), 115.28 (24), 238.30 (4m) and 946.13 (10); to create 13.48 (26m), 16.03 (2) (d), 16.19, 16.3065, 20.320 (2) (a), 20.435 (5) (em), 20.437 (2) (cs), 20.437 (2) (eg), 20.437 (2) (fn), 20.445 (1) (fc), 20.505 (7) (bq), 20.505 (7) (e), 20.505 (7) (fk), 36.25 (56), 46.483, 49.1632, 49.164, 49.175 (1) (x), 49.45 (31m), 49.675, 51.44 (5) (bm), 106.115, 115.28 (67), 234.253 and 281.61 (8) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: housing and homelessness; emergency rental assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development; community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)

Housing and homelessness; emergency rental assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development; community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)

Rep. Ann Roe [D]	Rep. Lisa Subeck [D]	Rep. Clinton Anderson [D]	Rep. Mike Bare [D]
Rep. Brienne Brown [D]	Rep. Ryan Clancy [D]	Rep. Jodi Emerson [D]	Rep. Alex Joers [D]
Rep. Vinnie Miresse [D]	Rep. Lori Palmeri [D]	Rep. Sequanna Taylor [D]	Rep. Angelito Tenorio [D]
Rep. Andrew Hysell [D]	Sen. Jeff Smith [D]	Sen. Mark Spreitzer [D]	Sen. LaTonya Johnson [D]
Sen. Kelda Roys [D]	Sen. Robert Wirch [D]	Sen. Christopher Larson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	House	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-02-09	House	Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
2026-01-21	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-01-14	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-01-13	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-12-18	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-12-10	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-12-03	House	Representative Udell added as a coauthor
2025-11-24	House	Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
2025-11-21	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-14	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-10-29	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
2025-10-29	House	Introduced

SB605 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab607
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB607.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab607/ab607_uws.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab607/ab607_dpi.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab607/ab607_wheda.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab607/ab607_dnr.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab607/ab607_dwd.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab607/ab607_dcf.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab607/ab607_dot.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/state_affairs/1989770.pdf