# Wisconsin AB1055: An Act to create 20.455 (5) (dm) and 165.925 of the statutes; Relating to: a victim protective services grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin AB1055, An Act to create 20.455 (5) (dm) and 165.925 of the statutes; Relating to: a victim protective services grant program and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Deb Andraca (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic) and 14 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB1055
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.455 (5) (dm) and 165.925 of the statutes; Relating to: a victim protective services grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-26
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Deb Andraca (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Tip McGuire (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Court -- Procedure, Crime victim, Justice, Department of, Police, Public employee
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen DeSanto (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tip McGuire (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (4)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-26: Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (House)
- 2026-02-26: Introduced by Representatives McGuire, Vining, Andraca, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Johnson, Joers, Miresse, Prado, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Drake, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1055), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1055.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1055)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB1055.pdf)

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- [SB176: An Act to create 71.05 (1) (j), 71.26 (1) (j), 71.34 (1k) (q) and 71.45 (1) (dp…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB176-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB1055-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).