# Wisconsin SR7: Relating to: convening additional senate floor periods to address affordability for Wisconsin.

Wisconsin SR7, Relating to: convening additional senate floor periods to address affordability for Wisconsin., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) Senate bill sponsored by Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic) and 12 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin SR7
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: Relating to: convening additional senate floor periods to address affordability for Wisconsin.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-17
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Jamie Wall (Democratic), Robert Wirch (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Sen Resolution 7, Legislature -- Procedure
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (15 yes, 18 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: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 15, Noes 18 | fail | 15 | 18 |   |

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 15, Noes 18 (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Available for scheduling (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: Introduced by Senators Smith, Hesselbein, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch (Senate)

## Bill text

- Resolution Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SR7), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SR7.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Resolution Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SR7)
- [Resolution Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SR7.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SR7-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).