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Wisconsin Legislature · AB 597 · A - Enacted into Law

A state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments

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

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2025-2026 legislature

Where it is

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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

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

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Public hearing held · Oct 29, 2025

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Representative Steffen added as a coauthor · Oct 29, 2025

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Fiscal estimate received · Nov 7, 2025

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Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Franklin · Nov 11, 2025

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Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Sinicki, Tenorio, McCarville and Brown · Nov 12, 2025

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Executive action taken · Nov 13, 2025

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Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0 · Nov 13, 2025

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

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Referred to committee on Rules · Nov 13, 2025

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

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

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Read a second time · Nov 19, 2025

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Assembly Amendment 1 adopted · Nov 19, 2025

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Ordered to a third reading · Nov 19, 2025

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Rules suspended · Nov 19, 2025

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

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Ordered immediately messaged · Nov 19, 2025

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Received from Assembly · Nov 20, 2025

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

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Public hearing held · Jan 13, 2026

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Executive action taken · Jan 22, 2026

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

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Available for scheduling · Jan 22, 2026

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

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Read a second time · Feb 11, 2026

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Ordered to a third reading · Feb 11, 2026

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

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Read a third time and concurred in · Feb 11, 2026

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Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor · Feb 11, 2026

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Ordered immediately messaged · Feb 11, 2026

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Received from Senate concurred in · Feb 12, 2026

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Report correctly enrolled on 2-12-2026 · Feb 13, 2026

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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 154 · Apr 2, 2026

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Published 4-3-2026 · Apr 2, 2026

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The numbers

21
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

FranklinMosesHurdSummerfieldArmstrongBehnkeBrillDittrichDonovanGoebenGreenB. JacobsonKaufertKnodlO'ConnorPentermanSnyderSpirosTuckerWichgersMursau

Recorded votes

PASSAGEAssembly · 2025-11-19 · AYES 98, NAYS 0, 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).