# Wisconsin AB811: An Act to create 20.192 (1) (br) and 238.129 of the statutes; Relating to: main street bounceback grants and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin AB811, An Act to create 20.192 (1) (br) and 238.129 of the statutes; Relating to: main street bounceback grants and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Jill Billings (Democratic) and 23 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB811-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB811
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.192 (1) (br) and 238.129 of the statutes; Relating to: main street bounceback grants and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-23
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Jill Billings (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Steve Doyle (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (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: 12
- Subjects: Business, Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin, Municipality -- Planning
- 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: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Steve Doyle (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (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: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (8)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-20: Representative Sheehan added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-17: Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-22: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-12-23: Read first time and referred to Committee on Tourism (House)
- 2025-12-23: Introduced by Representatives Joers, Vining, Anderson, Arney, Billings, Brown, DeSmidt, Doyle, Fitzgerald, Hong, Hysell, Kirsch, McCarville, Miresse, Palmeri, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Wirch (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB811), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB811.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB811)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB811.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB811-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).