Wisconsin Senate Bill 685

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
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 20.370 (5) (hq); to amend 18.08 (1) (a) (intro.), 20.370 (5) (hr), 20.370 (7) (aa), 20.866 (2) (ta), 23.09 (19) (cg), 23.09 (20) (am), 23.09 (20m) (b), 23.0953 (2) (b), 23.098 (2), 30.277 (1m) and 30.277 (2) (c); to create 20.370 (5) (hs), 20.370 (5) (ht), 20.370 (5) (hu), 20.370 (5) (hv), 20.370 (7) (ae), 20.370 (7) (fd), 20.866 (2) (tj) and 23.09175 (2m) of the statutes; Relating to: the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program, a major land acquisitions program, and making an appropriation. (FE)

The Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson stewardship 2000 program, a major land acquisitions program, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Sen. Patrick Testin [R]

Rep. Tony Kurtz [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-02-18	Senate	Referred to committee on Senate Organization
2026-02-17	Senate	Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-16	Senate	Available for scheduling
2026-02-16	Senate	Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 3
2026-02-16	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 3
2026-02-16	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 3
2026-02-16	Senate	Executive action taken
2026-02-13	Senate	Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
2026-02-13	Senate	Available for scheduling
2026-02-13	Senate	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-02-13	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-02-13	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-02-13	Senate	Executive action taken
2026-02-11	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin
2026-02-03	Senate	Public hearing held
2026-01-20	Senate	Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin
2025-12-18	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-12-02	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage
2025-12-02	Senate	Introduced

AB612 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb685
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB685.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB685-SSA1.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB685-SSA1-SA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb685/sb685_dnr.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/financial_institutions_and_sporting_heritage/1973022.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/joint/finance/1973595.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/SB685.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/senate_organization/1985015.pdf