# Wisconsin SB323: An Act to create 238.165 of the statutes; Relating to: establishing a dairy cattle innovation program. (FE)

Wisconsin SB323, An Act to create 238.165 of the statutes; Relating to: establishing a dairy cattle innovation program. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) Senate bill sponsored by Jesse James (Republican), Romaine Quinn (Republican), Rob Stafsholt (Republican) and 1 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB323-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin SB323
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 238.165 of the statutes; Relating to: establishing a dairy cattle innovation program. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Jesse James (Republican), Romaine Quinn (Republican), Rob Stafsholt (Republican), Patrick Testin (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Subjects: Sen Bill 323, Dairy product, Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin, Farm and farming, Livestock and meat
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (18 yes, 15 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rob Stafsholt (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Brooks (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Duke Tucker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-21 | Senate | Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15 | pass | 18 | 15 |   |

## Actions (26)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-06: Representative Brown added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-22: Received from Senate (House)
- 2026-01-21: Representative Tucker added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-21: Ordered immediately messaged (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Read a third time and passed (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Rules suspended to give bill its third reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15 (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 was not germane well taken (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Read a second time (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Senators Roys, Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as coauthors (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Carpenter, Spreitzer, Drake, Roys, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Wall, L. Johnson, Pfaff, Dassler-Alfheim and Larson (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Available for scheduling (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0 (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Executive action taken (Senate)
- 2025-10-07: Public hearing held (Senate)
- 2025-10-03: Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Stafsholt (Senate)
- 2025-07-03: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-06-20: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue (Senate)
- 2025-06-12: Introduced by Senators Stafsholt, Testin, James and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Johnson, Kreibich, Melotik, Mursau and Piwowarczyk (Senate)

## Bill text

- Senate Substitute Amendment 1, 2026-01-14: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB323-SSA1), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB323-SSA1.pdf)
- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB323), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB323.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Senate Substitute Amendment 1 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB323-SSA1)
- [Senate Substitute Amendment 1 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB323-SSA1.pdf)
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB323)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB323.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB323-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).