WisconsinSB7182025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)Senate

An Act to create 27.01 (7) (c) 13. of the statutes; Relating to: free state park admission for veterans and gold star families. (FE)

Sponsored By: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), André Jacque (Republican), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Tim Carpenter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dora Drake

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jodi Habush Sinykin

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dianne Hesselbein

    Democratic • Senate

  • André Jacque

    Republican • Senate

  • LaTonya Johnson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Chris Larson

    Democratic • Senate

  • Melissa Ratcliff

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jeff Smith

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mark Spreitzer

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Clinton Anderson

    Democratic • House

  • Margaret Arney

    Democratic • House

  • Mike Bare

    Democratic • House

  • Elijah Behnke

    Republican • House

  • Karen DeSanto

    Democratic • House

  • Jodi Emerson

    Democratic • House

  • Jenna Jacobson

    Democratic • House

  • Alex Joers

    Democratic • House

  • Tara Johnson

    Democratic • House

  • Dean Kaufert

    Republican • House

  • Sarah Keyeski

    Democratic • Senate

  • Maureen McCarville

    Democratic • House

  • Vincent Miresse

    Democratic • House

  • Greta Neubauer

    Democratic • House

  • Lori Palmeri

    Democratic • House

  • Priscilla Prado

    Democratic • House

  • Amaad Rivera-Wagner

    Democratic • House

  • Ann Roe

    Democratic • House

  • Joe Sheehan

    Democratic • House

  • Christine Sinicki

    Democratic • House

  • Lee Snodgrass

    Democratic • House

  • Angela Stroud

    Democratic • House

  • Shelia Stubbs

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Subeck

    Democratic • House

  • Angelito Tenorio

    Democratic • House

  • Randy Udell

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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

    3/19/2026Senate
  3. Public hearing held

    1/28/2026Senate
  4. Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor

    1/27/2026Senate
  5. Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

    1/26/2026Senate
  6. Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

    1/20/2026Senate
  7. Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

    1/5/2026Senate
  8. Fiscal estimate received

    1/5/2026Senate
  9. Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs

    12/2/2025Senate
  10. Introduced by Senators Hesselbein, Habush Sinykin, Drake, Ratcliff, L. Johnson, Smith, Jacque, Carpenter, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Rivera-Wagner, Miresse, Prado, Joers, DeSanto, Subeck, Palmeri, Stubbs, Udell, Sheehan, Kaufert, Roe, McCarville, Snodgrass, Bare, Tenorio, Arney, Behnke, Neubauer and Stroud

    12/2/2025Senate

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