# Wisconsin AB181: An Act to renumber and amend 28.11 (5m) (a); to create 28.11 (5m) (ad) 1. of the statutes; Relating to: county forest administration grant eligibility.

Wisconsin AB181, An Act to renumber and amend 28.11 (5m) (a); to create 28.11 (5m) (ad) 1. of the statutes; Relating to: county forest administration grant eligibility., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by David Armstrong (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican) and 15 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 AB181
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to renumber and amend 28.11 (5m) (a); to create 28.11 (5m) (ad) 1. of the statutes; Relating to: county forest administration grant eligibility.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-15
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: David Armstrong (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Scott Krug (Republican), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Rob Summerfield (Republican), Rob Swearingen (Republican), Paul Tittl (Republican), Duke Tucker (Republican), Nancy VanderMeer (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: County, Forestry, Natural Resources, Department of -- Environmental protection
- 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: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brent Jacobson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Calvin Callahan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Scott Krug (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Rob Summerfield (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Swearingen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Tittl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Duke Tucker (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Nancy VanderMeer (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rob Stafsholt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-10-07: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-10-07: Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-03: Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 10-7-2025 (House)
- 2025-09-02: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-09-02: Report passage recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 9, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-08-26: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-05-15: Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-05-06: Representative Udell added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-06: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-04-30: Representative McCarville added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-04-15: Read first time and referred to Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation (House)
- 2025-04-15: Introduced by Representatives Green, Armstrong, Behnke, Callahan, Hysell, B. Jacobson, Krug, Miresse, Mursau, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Stroud, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tittl, Tucker, VanderMeer and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Stafsholt, James, Marklein and Tomczyk (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB181), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB181.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB181)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB181.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB181-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).