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SB45 • 2025

state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature

state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature

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Last action
2025-07-17
Official status
S - Vetoed in Part
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-17 Sen.

    LRB correction ( Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2)

  2. 2025-07-03 Sen.

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  3. 2025-07-03 Sen.

    LRB correction ( Senate Amendment 26 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2)

  4. 2025-07-03 Sen.

    LRB correction ( Senate Substitute Amendment 2 )

  5. 2025-07-03 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  6. 2025-07-03 Sen.

    Presented to the Governor on 7-3-2025

  7. 2025-07-03 Sen.

    Report approved by the Governor with partial veto on 7-3-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 15

  8. 2025-07-03 Sen.

    Published 7-3-2025

  9. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  10. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  11. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  12. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  13. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 5 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  14. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 6 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  15. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 7 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  16. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 8 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  17. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 9 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  18. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 10 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , Roys , L. Johnson , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  19. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 11 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  20. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 12 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  21. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 13 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  22. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 14 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff and Ratcliff

  23. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 15 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  24. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 16 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  25. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 17 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Roys , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Dassler-Alfheim , Wall , Ratcliff , Smith , Spreitzer , Pfaff , Drake , L. Johnson and Larson

  26. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 18 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Roys , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Dassler-Alfheim , Wall , Ratcliff , Smith , Hesselbein , Spreitzer , Pfaff , Drake , L. Johnson and Larson

  27. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 19 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  28. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 20 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  29. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 21 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , Roys , L. Johnson , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  30. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 22 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  31. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 23 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  32. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 24 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  33. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 25 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , L. Johnson , Roys , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff and Wall

  34. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Read a second time

  35. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  36. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  37. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  38. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  39. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 5 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  40. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 6 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  41. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 7 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  42. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 8 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  43. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 9 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  44. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 10 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 16

  45. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 11 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  46. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 12 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  47. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 26 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senator LeMahieu

  48. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 13 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  49. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 14 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  50. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 15 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  51. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 16 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  52. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 17 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  53. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 18 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  54. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 19 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  55. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 20 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  56. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 21 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  57. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 22 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  58. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 23 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  59. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 24 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  60. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 25 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  61. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 26 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 adopted, Ayes 20, Noes 13

  62. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 adopted, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  63. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  64. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  65. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Read a third time

  66. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Move to call the question, Ayes 22, Noes 11

  67. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Passed, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  68. 2025-07-02 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  69. 2025-07-02 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  70. 2025-07-02 Asm.

    Read

  71. 2025-07-02 Asm.

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  72. 2025-07-02 Asm.

    Read a second time

  73. 2025-07-02 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  74. 2025-07-02 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  75. 2025-07-02 Asm.

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 59, Noes 39

  76. 2025-07-02 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  77. 2025-07-01 Sen.

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received

  78. 2025-07-01 Sen.

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems received

  79. 2025-07-01 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  80. 2025-07-01 Sen.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  81. 2025-07-01 Sen.

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 12, Noes 4

  82. 2025-07-01 Sen.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 12, Noes 4

  83. 2025-07-01 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  84. 2025-06-27 Sen.

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested

  85. 2025-06-27 Sen.

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems requested

  86. 2025-06-27 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  87. 2025-06-17 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  88. 2025-06-12 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  89. 2025-06-10 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  90. 2025-06-05 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  91. 2025-05-29 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  92. 2025-05-08 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  93. 2025-05-08 Sen.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance

  94. 2025-04-29 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  95. 2025-04-28 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  96. 2025-04-04 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  97. 2025-04-02 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  98. 2025-04-01 Sen.

    Agency briefing held

  99. 2025-02-18 Sen.

    Introduced by Joint Committee on Finance , by request of Governor Tony Evers

  100. 2025-02-18 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

Official Summary Text

state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature
Status: S - Vetoed in Part