# Wisconsin AB475: An Act to renumber and amend 59.53 (3); to create 16.195, 20.505 (1) (ek) and 59.53 (3) (c) of the statutes; Relating to: grants for the provision of immigration-related civil legal services to individuals and families, county grants for the provision of civil legal services to individuals and families, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin AB475, An Act to renumber and amend 59.53 (3); to create 16.195, 20.505 (1) (ek) and 59.53 (3) (c) of the statutes; Relating to: grants for the provision of immigration-related civil legal services to individuals and families, county grants for the provision of civil legal services to individuals and families, and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic) and 24 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 AB475
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to renumber and amend 59.53 (3); to create 16.195, 20.505 (1) (ek) and 59.53 (3) (c) of the statutes; Relating to: grants for the provision of immigration-related civil legal services to individuals and families, county grants for the provision of civil legal services to individuals and families, and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-09
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Subjects: Administration, Department of -- Budget and fiscal issues, County -- Finance, Immigration, Legal aid, 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: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen DeSanto (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (10)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Representative McCarville added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-04: Senator Larson added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-30: Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-28: Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-28: Representative Andraca added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-21: Representative Vining added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-12: Representative Haywood added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-09: Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-10-09: Introduced by Representatives Clancy, Rivera-Wagner, Prado, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB475), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB475.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB475)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB475.pdf)

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