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AB165 • 2025

local guaranteed income programs

local guaranteed income programs

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representatives Piwowarczyk, Maxey, Allen, Behnke, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Green, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman and Wichgers, cosponsored by Senators Nass and Wanggaard
Last action
2026-05-13
Official status
A - Veto Sustained
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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local guaranteed income programs

local guaranteed income programs Status: A - Veto Sustained

What This Bill Does

  • local guaranteed income programs Status: A - Veto Sustained

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-13 Asm.

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. 2026-05-12 Asm.

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. 2025-12-05 Asm.

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-5-2025

  4. 2025-12-04 Asm.

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

  5. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Received from Senate concurred in

  6. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025

  7. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Read a second time

  8. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  9. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  11. 2025-11-18 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. 2025-11-14 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. 2025-11-10 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  14. 2025-11-10 Sen.

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government , Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. 2025-11-10 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  16. 2025-11-05 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  17. 2025-04-24 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government

  18. 2025-04-23 Sen.

    Received from Assembly

  19. 2025-04-22 Asm.

    Read a second time

  20. 2025-04-22 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. 2025-04-22 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  22. 2025-04-22 Asm.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 42, Paired 2

  23. 2025-04-22 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. 2025-04-17 Asm.

    Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules

  25. 2025-04-15 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  26. 2025-04-15 Asm.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform , Ayes 4, Noes 2

  27. 2025-04-15 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  28. 2025-04-10 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  29. 2025-04-09 Asm.

    Representative Goeben added as a coauthor

  30. 2025-04-08 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Piwowarczyk , Maxey , Allen , Behnke , Brooks , Dittrich , Duchow , Green , B. Jacobson , Kreibich , Murphy , O'Connor , Penterman and Wichgers ; cosponsored by Senators Nass and Wanggaard

  31. 2025-04-08 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

Official Summary Text

local guaranteed income programs
Status: A - Veto Sustained

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Wisconsin Legislature: AB165: Text as Enrolled

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2025 Assembly Bill 165

Date of publication*:
2025 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act

to create
66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes;
relating to:
local guaranteed income programs.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB165,1
Section
1
.
66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
66.0601
(1)
(d)
Guaranteed income program.
1. In this paragraph:
a. “Guaranteed income program” means a program under which individuals are provided with regular periodic cash payments that are unearned and that may be used for any purpose. “Guaranteed income program” does not include a program under which an individual is required to perform work or attend training.
b. “Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.
2. No political subdivision may expend moneys of the political subdivision, including shared revenue payments under subch. I of ch. 79, moneys raised by levying taxes, or fee revenues, for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a guaranteed income program.

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