WisconsinAB9742025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

An Act to repeal 16.004 (22) and 20.855 (4) (dt); to create 16.004 (22m), 20.505 (1) (t), 25.17 (1) (m) and 25.79 of the statutes; Relating to: a public affairs network trust fund, grants to the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Sponsored By: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Jill Billings (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Joy Goeben (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Karen Hurd (Republican), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Paul Melotik (Republican), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), David Murphy (Republican), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Patrick Snyder (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), Ryan Spaude (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Robin Vos (Republican), Robert Wittke (Republican)

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AdministrationDepartment of -- Budget and fiscal issuesOrganizationMiscellaneousTrust fund

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Clinton Anderson

    Democratic • House

  • Deb Andraca

    Democratic • House

  • Margaret Arney

    Democratic • House

  • Elijah Behnke

    Republican • House

  • Jill Billings

    Democratic • House

  • Karen DeSanto

    Democratic • House

  • Barbara Dittrich

    Republican • House

  • Bob Donovan

    Republican • House

  • Jodi Emerson

    Democratic • House

  • Joan Fitzgerald

    Democratic • House

  • Joy Goeben

    Republican • House

  • Russell Goodwin

    Democratic • House

  • Rick Gundrum

    Republican • House

  • Francesca Hong

    Democratic • House

  • Karen Hurd

    Republican • House

  • Andrew Hysell

    Democratic • House

  • Alex Joers

    Democratic • House

  • Tara Johnson

    Democratic • House

  • Dean Kaufert

    Republican • House

  • Joel Kitchens

    Republican • House

  • Daniel Knodl

    Republican • House

  • Scott Krug

    Republican • House

  • Darrin Madison

    Democratic • House

  • Renuka Mayadev

    Democratic • House

  • Maureen McCarville

    Democratic • House

  • Paul Melotik

    Republican • House

  • Vincent Miresse

    Democratic • House

  • David Murphy

    Republican • House

  • Greta Neubauer

    Democratic • House

  • Todd Novak

    Republican • House

  • Jerry O'Connor

    Republican • House

  • Sylvia Ortiz-Velez

    Democratic • House

  • Christian Phelps

    Democratic • House

  • Jim Piwowarczyk

    Republican • House

  • Priscilla Prado

    Democratic • House

  • Jessie Rodriguez

    Republican • House

  • Ann Roe

    Democratic • House

  • Christine Sinicki

    Democratic • House

  • Lee Snodgrass

    Democratic • House

  • Patrick Snyder

    Republican • House

  • Shae Sortwell

    Republican • House

  • Ryan Spaude

    Democratic • House

  • Angela Stroud

    Democratic • House

  • Shelia Stubbs

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Subeck

    Democratic • House

  • Sequanna Taylor

    Democratic • House

  • Randy Udell

    Democratic • House

  • Robin Vos

    Republican • House

  • Robert Wittke

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Jenna Jacobson

    Democratic • House

  • Travis Tranel

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 96 • No: 0

House vote 2/10/2026

Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0

Yes: 96 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026Senate
  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

    3/19/2026Senate
  3. Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

    2/11/2026Senate
  4. Received from Assembly

    2/10/2026Senate
  5. Ordered immediately messaged

    2/10/2026House
  6. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0

    2/10/2026House
  7. Representatives Moore Omokunde, Sheehan and Vining added as coauthors

    2/10/2026House
  8. Rules suspended

    2/10/2026House
  9. Ordered to a third reading

    2/10/2026House
  10. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    2/10/2026House
  11. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer

    2/10/2026House
  12. Read a second time

    2/10/2026House
  13. Fiscal estimate received

    2/10/2026House
  14. Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules

    2/5/2026House
  15. Referred to committee on Rules

    2/4/2026House
  16. Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2/4/2026House
  17. Representative Tranel added as a coauthor

    2/4/2026House
  18. Executive action taken

    2/3/2026House
  19. Public hearing held

    2/3/2026House
  20. Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Palmeri and DeSmidt added as coauthors

    2/2/2026House
  21. Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    1/30/2026House
  22. Introduced by Representatives Neubauer, Vos, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Behnke, Billings, Dittrich, Donovan, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hong, Hurd, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Mayadev, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Rodriguez, Roe, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Udell, Wittke, Madison, Kaufert, Sinicki and DeSanto

    1/30/2026House

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