# Wisconsin AB286: An Act Relating to: interest earned on coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds. (FE)

Wisconsin AB286, An Act Relating to: interest earned on coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Robert Brooks (Republican) and 17 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 AB286
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act Relating to: interest earned on coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-30
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Robert Brooks (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Amanda Nedweski (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Paul Tittl (Republican), Robert Wittke (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: Administration, Department of -- Budget and fiscal issues, Appropriation, Federal aid
- 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: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Brooks (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Cindi Duchow (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Amanda Nedweski (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Tittl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Wittke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julian Bradley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mary Felzkowski (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Kapenga (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Wimberger (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-06-11: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-06-10: Representative Steffen added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-30: Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs (House)
- 2025-05-30: Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Goeben, Green, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Bradley, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, James, Kapenga, Marklein, Nass, Quinn and Tomczyk (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB286), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB286.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB286)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB286.pdf)

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