STATE BILLWI AB 597PASSED

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

An Act to create 45.49 of the statutes; Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments. (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 597 · PassedApr 2

Follow the legislation that affects what you sell.

Get started free

Free account · 30-second setup · No credit card

Prefer ChatGPT or Claude? Ask Civic IQ about this bill →

What it means for vendors

Civic IQ reads each bill for what it would fund, require or change for the agencies that buy.

What this bill would fund or requireThe spending and mandates in the bill, in plain languageTop matches free Why it matters for what you sellMatched to your products, with how to open the conversationTop matches free 1 signal from this bill in Civic IQSee them free →

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 154Assembly

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

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

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 inSenate

Show 29 earlier actions

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

Feb 11, 2026Ordered to a third readingSenate

Feb 11, 2026Read a second timeSenate

Feb 9, 2026Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)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, 2025Assembly Amendment 1 adoptedAssembly

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 as amended recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0Assembly

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

Nov 13, 2025Executive action takenAssembly

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

Nov 11, 2025Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative FranklinAssembly

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 vote

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

Read the bill at the source

This page follows the bill as the legislature records it. For the bill's full text and the official record, use the legislature's own site.

View on the legislature's site View on LegiScan

Bill data from LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Work in government? Get Civic IQ free →

State of Wisconsin profile →

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

What it means for vendors

Bill details

Sponsors

Bill history

Recorded vote

Read the bill at the source

Start finding government buyers today.
It's free.

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

What it means for vendors

Bill details

Sponsors

Bill history

Recorded vote

Read the bill at the source

Start finding government buyers today.It's free.

Start finding government buyers today.
It's free.