# Wisconsin AB233: An Act to amend 165.96 (intro.), (2), (4), (5), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13); to create 165.96 (16) and (17) of the statutes; Relating to: grants to child advocacy centers. (FE)

Wisconsin AB233, An Act to amend 165.96 (intro.), (2), (4), (5), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13); to create 165.96 (16) and (17) of the statutes; Relating to: grants to child advocacy centers. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by David Armstrong (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican) and 12 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 AB233
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 165.96 (intro.), (2), (4), (5), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13); to create 165.96 (16) and (17) of the statutes; Relating to: grants to child advocacy centers. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-02
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: David Armstrong (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Patrick Snyder (Republican), John Spiros (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Children -- Abuse and neglect, Justice, Department of, Organization, Miscellaneous
- 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: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Benjamin Franklin (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Patrick Snyder (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John Spiros (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House

## Actions (18)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-06-24: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-06-24: Representatives O'Connor, Sinicki, Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-06-23: Representatives Fitzgerald and McCarville added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-06-20: Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025 (House)
- 2025-06-18: Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-06-18: Senators Spreitzer and Ratcliff added as cosponsors (House)
- 2025-06-17: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-06-11: Representative Joers added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-29: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-05-29: Report passage recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-05-21: Representatives Udell, Subeck, Miresse and J. Jacobson added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-05-21: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-05-20: Representatives Bare and Spaude added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-05-19: Representatives DeSmidt, Emerson and Snodgrass added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-05-07: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-05-02: Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families (House)
- 2025-05-02: Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Novak, Armstrong, Brill, Dittrich, Franklin, Gundrum, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Rivera-Wagner, Spiros, Wichgers and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators James and Habush Sinykin (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB233), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB233.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB233)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB233.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB233-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).