# Wisconsin AB556: An Act to amend 16.42 (1) (intro.), 16.423 (3) (a), 16.423 (3m) and 16.46 (5g); to create 16.42 (5) and 16.423 (3) (f) of the statutes; Relating to: zero-based biennial budget requests by executive branch agencies. (FE)

Wisconsin AB556, An Act to amend 16.42 (1) (intro.), 16.423 (3) (a), 16.423 (3m) and 16.46 (5g); to create 16.42 (5) and 16.423 (3) (f) of the statutes; Relating to: zero-based biennial budget requests by executive branch agencies. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Scott Allen (Republican), David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (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 AB556
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 16.42 (1) (intro.), 16.423 (3) (a), 16.423 (3m) and 16.46 (5g); to create 16.42 (5) and 16.423 (3) (f) of the statutes; Relating to: zero-based biennial budget requests by executive branch agencies. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-15
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Scott Allen (Republican), David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Robert Brooks (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Amanda Nedweski (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Administration, Department of -- Budget and fiscal issues, Budget bills and process, State agencies
- 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: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Brooks (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Amanda Nedweski (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Julian Bradley (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rob Hutton (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Kapenga (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate

## Actions (11)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-01-26: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-01-20: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-20: Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 6, Noes 3 (House)
- 2026-01-20: Executive action taken (House)
- 2026-01-14: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-10-31: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-10-28: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-10-28: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-10-15: Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency (House)
- 2025-10-15: Introduced by Representatives Brill, Nedweski, Knodl, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Hutton, Bradley, Jacque, Nass, Tomczyk and Quinn (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB556), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB556.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB556)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB556.pdf)

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