# Wisconsin AB772: An Act to create 20.370 (6) (pr), 25.46 (1) (pr) and 287.30 of the statutes; Relating to: packaging reduction and recycling, creating a producer responsibility program, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin AB772, An Act to create 20.370 (6) (pr), 25.46 (1) (pr) and 287.30 of the statutes; Relating to: packaging reduction and recycling, creating a producer responsibility program, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Margaret Arney (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic) 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 AB772
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.370 (6) (pr), 25.46 (1) (pr) and 287.30 of the statutes; Relating to: packaging reduction and recycling, creating a producer responsibility program, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Margaret Arney (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Natural Resources, Department of -- Environmental protection, Organization, Miscellaneous, Recycling, Trade practice
- 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: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-12-17: Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment (House)
- 2025-12-17: Introduced by Representatives Snodgrass, Palmeri, Miresse, Arney, Clancy, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Joers, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Prado, Sinicki, Subeck and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Larson and Carpenter (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB772), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB772.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB772)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB772.pdf)

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