# Wisconsin AB762: An Act to amend 224.50 (2) (a) and 224.50 (3) (bm); to create 69.20 (3) (b) 6. and 224.50 (3m) of the statutes; Relating to: creating a WisKids savings account program within the college savings program. (FE)

Wisconsin AB762, An Act to amend 224.50 (2) (a) and 224.50 (3) (bm); to create 69.20 (3) (b) 6. and 224.50 (3m) of the statutes; Relating to: creating a WisKids savings account program within the college savings program. (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 AB762
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 224.50 (2) (a) and 224.50 (3) (bm); to create 69.20 (3) (b) 6. and 224.50 (3m) of the statutes; Relating to: creating a WisKids savings account program within the college savings program. (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: 13
- Subjects: Children, Children -- Adoption, Financial Institutions, Department of, Scholarships and loans, Vital statistics
- 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: Jill Billings (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: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (10)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-17: Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-02-17: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-01-27: Representative Billings added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-08: Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor (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/AB762), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB762.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB762)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB762.pdf)

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