# Wisconsin AB711: An Act Relating to: funding for the Family Foundations home visitation program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin AB711, An Act Relating to: funding for the Family Foundations home visitation program and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Scott Allen (Republican), Jill Billings (Democratic), Barbara Dittrich (Republican) and 11 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 AB711
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act Relating to: funding for the Family Foundations home visitation program and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Scott Allen (Republican), Jill Billings (Democratic), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Todd Novak (Republican), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Patrick Snyder (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Children -- Abuse and neglect, Children and Families, Department of, 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: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tony Kurtz (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Patrick Snyder (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House

## 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)
- 2025-12-19: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-12-12: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-09: Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-03: Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs (House)
- 2025-12-03: Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Allen, Billings, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Joers, Kurtz, Mayadev, Novak, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Steffen and Subeck; cosponsored by Senator James (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB711), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB711.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB711)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB711.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB711-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).