# Wisconsin AB815: An Act to create 20.395 (4) (be) and 343.179 of the statutes; Relating to: creating a blue envelope program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin AB815, An Act to create 20.395 (4) (be) and 343.179 of the statutes; Relating to: creating a blue envelope program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic) and 10 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 AB815
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.395 (4) (be) and 343.179 of the statutes; Relating to: creating a blue envelope program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Kalan Haywood (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Motor vehicle, Persons with disabilities, Police, Transportation, Department of -- Administration
- 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: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (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)
- 2026-03-20: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-03: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-01-27: Representative Anderson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-06: Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2026-01-06: Introduced by Representatives Bare, Sinicki, Subeck, Joers, Miresse, Emerson, Kaufert, Haywood, Stroud, McCarville, Arney, DeSmidt and Prado; cosponsored by Senators Hesselbein, Roys, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Carpenter (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB815), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB815.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB815)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB815.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB815-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).