# Wisconsin AB761: An Act to create 20.144 (3) (ti) of the statutes; Relating to: funding for the department of financial institutions from the college savings program trust fund and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin AB761, An Act to create 20.144 (3) (ti) of the statutes; Relating to: funding for the department of financial institutions from the college savings program trust fund and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic) 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 AB761
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.144 (3) (ti) of the statutes; Relating to: funding for the department of financial institutions from the college savings program trust fund and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Alex Joers (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Children, Children -- Adoption, Financial Institutions, Department of, Public employee, Scholarships and loans
- 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: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- 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)
- 2026-02-17: Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-12-30: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-12-29: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-17: Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions (House)
- 2025-12-17: Introduced by Representatives Behnke, Joers, Anderson, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kreibich, McCarville, Piwowarczyk, Snodgrass, Stroud, Subeck, Udell and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Hesselbein, Carpenter, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB761), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB761.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB761)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB761.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB761-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).