# Wisconsin AB710: An Act to amend 49.155 (1) (ag) and 49.155 (4) (a); to create 49.155 (1) (ag) 2. of the statutes; Relating to: Wisconsin Shares payments to tribal-regulated child care providers. (FE)

Wisconsin AB710, An Act to amend 49.155 (1) (ag) and 49.155 (4) (a); to create 49.155 (1) (ag) 2. of the statutes; Relating to: Wisconsin Shares payments to tribal-regulated child care providers. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Alex Joers (Democratic) and 8 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 AB710
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 49.155 (1) (ag) and 49.155 (4) (a); to create 49.155 (1) (ag) 2. of the statutes; Relating to: Wisconsin Shares payments to tribal-regulated child care providers. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Patrick Snyder (Republican), Ryan Spaude (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Children and Families, Department of, Day care, Indians and tribal issues
- 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: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tony Kurtz (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Patrick Snyder (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Spaude (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-17: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-12-16: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-12-15: Representatives Billings and Ortiz-Velez added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-12-03: Read first time and referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-12-03: Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Armstrong, Behnke, Joers, Kurtz, Palmeri, Snyder, Spaude, Stroud, Subeck and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB710), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB710.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB710)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB710.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB710-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).