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funding for passenger rail operations and making an appropriation

funding for passenger rail operations and making an appropriation

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Representatives Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kirsch, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Tenorio, Udell, Neubauer, Hysell, Sheehan and Anderson, cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Roys
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
A - Transportation
Effective date
Not listed

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funding for passenger rail operations and making an appropriation

funding for passenger rail operations and making an appropriation Status: A - Transportation

What This Bill Does

  • funding for passenger rail operations and making an appropriation Status: A - Transportation

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 Asm.

    Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor

  2. 2026-03-23 Asm.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  3. 2026-03-20 Asm.

    Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-03-19 Asm.

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-03-13 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Palmeri , Rivera-Wagner , Brown , Clancy , DeSmidt , Emerson , Joers , Johnson , Kaufert , Kirsch , McCarville , Moore Omokunde , Ortiz-Velez , Roe , Sinicki , Snodgrass , Stubbs , Tenorio , Udell , Neubauer , Hysell , Sheehan and Anderson ; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Roys

  6. 2026-03-13 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

Official Summary Text

funding for passenger rail operations and making an appropriation
Status: A - Transportation

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 1142
March 13, 2026 - Introduced by Representatives
Palmeri
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Brown
,
Clancy
,
DeSmidt
,
Emerson
,
Joers
,
Johnson
,
Kaufert
,
Kirsch
,
McCarville
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Roe
,
Sinicki
,
Snodgrass
,
Stubbs
,
Tenorio
,
Udell
,
Neubauer
,
Hysell
,
Sheehan
and
Anderson
, cosponsored by Senators
Spreitzer
,
Carpenter
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Drake
,
Pfaff
,
Ratcliff
and
Roys
. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AB1142,1,2
1
An Act

relating to:
funding for passenger rail operations and making an
2
appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill increases the appropriation to the Department of Transportation for passenger rail operations by $10,000,000 for the purpose of supporting passenger rail operations and by $5,200,000 to fund ongoing passenger rail expansion feasibility studies.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB1142,1
3
Section

1
. Fiscal changes.
AB1142,1,7
4
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1
)

In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
5
of transportation under s. 20.395 (2) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27
6
is increased by $10,000,000 to support passenger rail operations and by $5,200,000
7
to fund ongoing passenger rail expansion feasibility studies.
AB1142,1,8
8
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