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AB596 • 2025
a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
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Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 153
Published 4-3-2026
Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026
Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-2026
Received from Senate concurred in
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith , Wall , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Spreitzer and Wirch
Read a second time
Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1
Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
Ordered immediately messaged
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Executive action taken
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 15, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
Executive action taken
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families , Ayes 5, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Public hearing held
Received from Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs added as coauthors
Read a second time
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sinicki
Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
Decision of the Chair appealed
Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 55, Noes 43
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0
Ordered immediately messaged
Executive action taken
Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs , Ayes 12, Noes 0
Referred to committee on Rules
Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Sinicki , Brown , McCarville and Tenorio
Fiscal estimate received
Public hearing held
Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
Introduced by Representatives Franklin , Moses , Hurd , Summerfield , Armstrong , Behnke , Brill , Dittrich , Donovan , Goeben , Green , B. Jacobson , Kaufert , Knodl , O'Connor , Penterman , Snyder , Spiros , Tucker , Wichgers and Mursau ; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger , James , Quinn , Stafsholt and Tomczyk
Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation Status: A - Enacted into Law