Wisconsin Senate Bill 605

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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)

Sen. Jeff Smith [D]	Sen. Mark Spreitzer [D]	Sen. LaTonya Johnson [D]	Sen. Kelda Roys [D]
Sen. Robert Wirch [D]	Sen. Christopher Larson [D]	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]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-02-13	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-09	Senate	Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
2026-01-14	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2026-01-13	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-12-18	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-12-10	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-12-03	Senate	Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
2025-11-24	Senate	Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
2025-11-21	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-14	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-10-30	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
2025-10-30	Senate	Introduced

AB607 (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/sb605
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB605.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb605/sb605_uws.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb605/sb605_dpi.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb605/sb605_wheda.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb605/sb605_dnr.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb605/sb605_dwd.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb605/sb605_dcf.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb605/sb605_dot.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/licensing_regulatory_reform_state_and_federal_affairs/1986596.pdf