Wisconsin Senate Bill 577

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
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 renumber and amend 775.05 (2); to amend 20.505 (4) (d), 40.51 (1), 227.03 (5), 775.05 (4) and 775.05 (5); to repeal and recreate 775.05 (3); to create 20.515 (1) (ds), 20.515 (1) (g), 40.516, 71.05 (6) (b) 57., 227.43 (1) (bw), 301.051, 775.05 (2) (b) and (c), 775.05 (2m), 775.05 (4c) and (4d), 775.05 (4g), 775.05 (4m) and (4r), 808.085, 977.05 (4) (jr) and 977.05 (4) (jw) of the statutes; Relating to: resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, health benefits and other assistance for wrongfully imprisoned persons, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, health benefits and other assistance for wrongfully imprisoned persons, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Sen. Van Wanggaard [R]	Sen. Christopher Larson [D]	Sen. Rachael Cabral-Guevara [R]	Sen. Melissa Ratcliff [D]
Sen. Kelda Roys [D]	Sen. Mark Spreitzer [D]	Rep. Jessie Rodriguez [R]	Rep. Shelia Stubbs [D]
Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]	Rep. Ben DeSmidt [D]	Rep. Barbara Dittrich [R]	Rep. Russell Goodwin [D]
Rep. Dean Kaufert [R]	Rep. Dan Knodl [R]	Rep. Paul Melotik [R]	Rep. Vinnie Miresse [D]
Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]	Rep. Todd Novak [R]	Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez [D]	Rep. Christine Sinicki [D]
Rep. David Steffen [R]	Rep. Angela Stroud [D]	Rep. Lisa Subeck [D]	Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]
Rep. Shannon Zimmerman [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-02-05	Senate	Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor
2026-01-12	Senate	Available for scheduling
2026-01-12	Senate	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1
2026-01-12	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1
2026-01-12	Senate	Executive action taken
2026-01-09	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Roys
2026-01-06	Senate	Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
2026-01-05	Senate	Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
2025-12-17	Senate	Public hearing held
2025-12-03	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-12	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-11	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-10	Senate	Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
2025-10-28	Senate	Senator Hutton added as a coauthor
2025-10-24	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
2025-10-24	Senate	Introduced

AB583 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb577
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB577.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB577-SA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb577/sb577_etf.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb577/sb577_dor.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb577/sb577_doc.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/judiciary_and_public_safety/1963448.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/SB577.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/senate_organization/1985134.pdf