# Wisconsin SB446: An Act to renumber and amend 59.53 (3); to create 16.195, 20.505 (1) (ek) and 59.53 (3) (c) of the statutes; Relating to: grants for the provision of immigration-related civil legal services to individuals and families, county grants for the provision of civil legal services to individuals and families, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin SB446, An Act to renumber and amend 59.53 (3); to create 16.195, 20.505 (1) (ek) and 59.53 (3) (c) of the statutes; Relating to: grants for the provision of immigration-related civil legal services to individuals and families, county grants for the provision of civil legal services to individuals and families, and making an appropriation. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) Senate bill sponsored by Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic) and 3 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 SB446
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to renumber and amend 59.53 (3); to create 16.195, 20.505 (1) (ek) and 59.53 (3) (c) of the statutes; Relating to: grants for the provision of immigration-related civil legal services to individuals and families, county grants for the provision of civil legal services to individuals and families, and making an appropriation. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-09-29
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 34
- Subjects: Sen Bill 446, Administration, Department of -- Budget and fiscal issues, County -- Finance, Immigration, Legal aid, Organization, Miscellaneous
- 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: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen DeSanto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Senator Larson added as a coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Senator Wirch added as a coauthor (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2026-01-20: Representative Vining added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-09-29: Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-09-29: Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Rivera-Wagner, Prado, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell and Haywood (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB446), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB446.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB446)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB446.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB446-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).