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AB597 • 2025
a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments
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 154
Published 4-3-2026
Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026
Report correctly enrolled on 2-12-2026
Received from Senate concurred in
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in
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 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 Amendment 1 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0
Ordered immediately messaged
Executive action taken
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs , Ayes 12, Noes 0
Report passage as amended 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 2 offered by Representatives Sinicki , Tenorio , McCarville and Brown
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Franklin
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 Status: A - Enacted into Law