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AB974 • 2025

a public affairs network trust fund, grants to the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, and making an appropriation

a public affairs network trust fund, grants to the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, and making an appropriation

Budget
Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Neubauer, Vos, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Behnke, Billings, Dittrich, Donovan, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hong, Hurd, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Mayadev, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Rodriguez, Roe, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Udell, Wittke, Madison, Kaufert, Sinicki and DeSanto
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-03-19 Sen.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  4. 2026-02-10 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. 2026-02-10 Asm.

    Read a second time

  6. 2026-02-10 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer

  7. 2026-02-10 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  8. 2026-02-10 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  9. 2026-02-10 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  10. 2026-02-10 Asm.

    Representatives Moore Omokunde , Sheehan and Vining added as coauthors

  11. 2026-02-10 Asm.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0

  12. 2026-02-10 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. 2026-02-10 Sen.

    Received from Assembly

  14. 2026-02-05 Asm.

    Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules

  15. 2026-02-04 Asm.

    Representative Tranel added as a coauthor

  16. 2026-02-04 Asm.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 10, Noes 0

  17. 2026-02-04 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  18. 2026-02-03 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  19. 2026-02-03 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  20. 2026-02-02 Asm.

    Representatives Rivera-Wagner , Palmeri and DeSmidt added as coauthors

  21. 2026-01-30 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Neubauer , Vos , Anderson , Andraca , Arney , Behnke , Billings , Dittrich , Donovan , Emerson , Fitzgerald , Goeben , Goodwin , Gundrum , Hong , Hurd , Hysell , Joers , Johnson , Kitchens , Knodl , Krug , Mayadev , McCarville , Melotik , Miresse , Murphy , Novak , O'Connor , Ortiz-Velez , Phelps , Piwowarczyk , Prado , Rodriguez , Roe , Snodgrass , Snyder , Sortwell , Spaude , Stroud , Stubbs , Subeck , Taylor , Udell , Wittke , Madison , Kaufert , Sinicki and DeSanto

  22. 2026-01-30 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

Official Summary Text

a public affairs network trust fund, grants to the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, and making an appropriation
Status: S - Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development