STATE BILLWI AB 596PASSED

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

An Act to create 20.485 (2) (vv) of the statutes; Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation. (FE)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Apr 2, 2026; 224 days ago
Current chamber: Assembly
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

WI AB 596 · PassedApr 2

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Bill details

Last action: Published 4-3-2026 · Apr 2, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

Apr 2, 2026Published 4-3-2026Assembly

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

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

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

Feb 12, 2026Received from Senate concurred inAssembly

Feb 11, 2026Ordered immediately messagedSenate

Feb 11, 2026Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsorSenate

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

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Feb 11, 2026Rules suspended to give bill its third readingSenate

Feb 11, 2026Ordered to a third readingSenate

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

Feb 11, 2026Read a second timeSenate

Feb 11, 2026Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Wall, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer and WirchSenate

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

Feb 3, 2026Available for schedulingSenate

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

Feb 3, 2026Executive action takenSenate

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

Jan 22, 2026Available for schedulingSenate

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

Jan 22, 2026Executive action takenSenate

Jan 13, 2026Public hearing heldSenate

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

Nov 20, 2025Received from AssemblySenate

Nov 19, 2025Ordered immediately messagedAssembly

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

Nov 19, 2025Rules suspendedAssembly

Nov 19, 2025Ordered to a third readingAssembly

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

Nov 19, 2025Decision of the Chair appealedAssembly

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

Nov 19, 2025Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative SinickiAssembly

Nov 19, 2025Read a second timeAssembly

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

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

Nov 13, 2025Referred to committee on RulesAssembly

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

Nov 13, 2025Executive action takenAssembly

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

Nov 7, 2025Fiscal estimate receivedAssembly

Oct 29, 2025Representative Steffen added as a coauthorAssembly

Oct 29, 2025Public hearing heldAssembly

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

Oct 27, 2025IntroducedAssembly

Recorded votes

Assembly: Decision of the Chair upheldNov 19, 2025 · Assembly · 55 yea · 43 nayPassed

Assembly: Read a third time and passedNov 19, 2025 · Assembly · 98 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate: Senate Amendment 1 rejectedFeb 11, 2026 · Senate · 18 yea · 15 nayPassed

Senate: Read a third time and concurred inFeb 11, 2026 · Senate · 32 yea · 1 nayPassed

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

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