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Wisconsin Legislature · AB 596 · A - Enacted into Law

A state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation

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Officially: “a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation. Read the full text

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2025-2026 legislature

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Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Moses, Hurd, Summerfield, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Knodl, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder, Spiros, Tucker, · Oct 27, 2025

Assembly

Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs · Oct 27, 2025

Assembly

Public hearing held · Oct 29, 2025

Assembly

Representative Steffen added as a coauthor · Oct 29, 2025

Assembly

Fiscal estimate received · Nov 7, 2025

Assembly

Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Sinicki, Brown, McCarville and Tenorio · Nov 12, 2025

Assembly

Executive action taken · Nov 13, 2025

Assembly

Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0 · Nov 13, 2025

Assembly

Referred to committee on Rules · Nov 13, 2025

Assembly

Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules · Nov 13, 2025

Assembly

Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs added as coauthors · Nov 19, 2025

Assembly

Read a second time · Nov 19, 2025

Assembly

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sinicki · Nov 19, 2025

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Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken · Nov 19, 2025

Assembly

Decision of the Chair appealed · Nov 19, 2025

Assembly

Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 55, Noes 43 · Nov 19, 2025

Assembly

Ordered to a third reading · Nov 19, 2025

Assembly

Rules suspended · Nov 19, 2025

Assembly

Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0 · Nov 19, 2025

Assembly

Ordered immediately messaged · Nov 19, 2025

Assembly

Received from Assembly · Nov 20, 2025

Senate

Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families · Nov 20, 2025

Senate

Public hearing held · Jan 13, 2026

Senate

Executive action taken · Jan 22, 2026

Senate

Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0 · Jan 22, 2026

Senate

Available for scheduling · Jan 22, 2026

Senate

Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) · Jan 29, 2026

Senate

Executive action taken · Feb 3, 2026

Senate

Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0 · Feb 3, 2026

Senate

Available for scheduling · Feb 3, 2026

Senate

Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Feb 9, 2026

Senate

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 · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Read a second time · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Ordered to a third reading · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1 · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Ordered immediately messaged · Feb 11, 2026

Senate

Received from Senate concurred in · Feb 12, 2026

Assembly

Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-2026 · Feb 13, 2026

Assembly

Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026 · Apr 1, 2026

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Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 153 · Apr 2, 2026

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Published 4-3-2026 · Apr 2, 2026

Assembly

The numbers

21
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

FranklinMosesHurdSummerfieldArmstrongBehnkeBrillDittrichDonovanGoebenGreenB. JacobsonKaufertKnodlO'ConnorPentermanSnyderSpirosTuckerWichgersMursau

Recorded votes

CONCURRENCESenate · 2026-02-11 · AYES 32, NAYS 1, NOT VOTING 0
REJECT AMENDMENTSenate · 2026-02-11 · AYES 18, NAYS 15, NOT VOTING 0
PASSAGEAssembly · 2025-11-19 · AYES 98, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 1, PAIRED 0
SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STANDAssembly · 2025-11-19 · AYES 55, NAYS 43, NOT VOTING 1, PAIRED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Wisconsin legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Published 4-3-2026 (Apr 2, 2026).