# Wisconsin AB736: An Act to create 302.074 of the statutes; Relating to: free menstrual products for inmates of state correctional institutions or county jails or houses of correction. (FE)

Wisconsin AB736, An Act to create 302.074 of the statutes; Relating to: free menstrual products for inmates of state correctional institutions or county jails or houses of correction. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Margaret Arney (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic) and 25 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 AB736
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 302.074 of the statutes; Relating to: free menstrual products for inmates of state correctional institutions or county jails or houses of correction. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Margaret Arney (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Corrections, Department of, House of correction, Jail, Prison, Sheriff, Women
- 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: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen DeSanto (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-30: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-01-07: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-12-03: Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections (House)
- 2025-12-03: Introduced by Representatives Vining, Roe, Stubbs, Hong, Emerson, Arney, Brown, Clancy, Goodwin, Hysell, Madison, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Tenorio, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Joers, Kaufert, Mayadev, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Prado, Snodgrass, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor, Udell and McCarville; cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Roys, Drake, Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Ratcliff and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB736), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB736.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB736)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB736.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB736-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).