# Wisconsin AB439: An Act to renumber and amend 86.31 (3o) (b) 4.; to create 86.31 (3o) (b) 4. c. of the statutes; Relating to: eligibility of a highway for an agricultural roads improvement program grant. (FE)

Wisconsin AB439, An Act to renumber and amend 86.31 (3o) (b) 4.; to create 86.31 (3o) (b) 4. c. of the statutes; Relating to: eligibility of a highway for an agricultural roads improvement program grant. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican) and 19 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 AB439
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to renumber and amend 86.31 (3o) (b) 4.; to create 86.31 (3o) (b) 4. c. of the statutes; Relating to: eligibility of a highway for an agricultural roads improvement program grant. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-19
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Chanz Green (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Karen Hurd (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), John Spiros (Republican), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Travis Tranel (Republican), Nancy VanderMeer (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 20
- Subjects: Agriculture, Engineer, Road -- Construction and repair, Transportation, Department of -- Roads
- 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: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Karen Hurd (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John Spiros (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Travis Tranel (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Nancy VanderMeer (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen DeSanto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: John Jagler (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Duke Tucker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Wimberger (Republican), Senate

## Actions (19)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Emerson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-16: Representative Billings added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-06: Representative Brown added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-20: Representative Udell added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-21: Representative Tucker added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-09: Representative DeSanto added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-08: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-11-20: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-11-20: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 5, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-11-12: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-10-29: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-10-14: Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-10-14: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-10-14: Senator James added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-09-23: Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-09-22: Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-09-19: Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2025-09-19: Introduced by Representatives Tranel, Hurd, VanderMeer, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Goodwin, Green, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Sortwell, Spiros, Stroud, Wichgers and Anderson; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Feyen, Jacque, Jagler, Nass, Spreitzer, Testin, Tomczyk and Wimberger (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB439), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB439.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB439)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB439.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB439-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).