2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 597

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: A - Enrolled

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
2/13/2026 Asm.Report correctly enrolled on 2-12-2026 
1/22/2026 Sen.Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0631
11/19/2025 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0370

History

Date / House Action Journal
10/27/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Moses, Hurd, Summerfield, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Knodl, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder, Spiros, Tucker, Wichgers and Mursau;
cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, James, Quinn, Stafsholt and Tomczyk
325
10/27/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs325
10/29/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
10/29/2025 Asm.Representative Steffen added as a coauthor330
11/7/2025 Asm.Fiscal estimate received 
11/11/2025 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Franklin346
11/12/2025 Asm.Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Sinicki, Tenorio, McCarville and Brown348
11/13/2025 Asm.Executive action taken 
11/13/2025 Asm.Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0353
11/13/2025 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0353
11/13/2025 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules353
11/13/2025 Asm.Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules 
11/19/2025 Asm.Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs added as coauthors370
11/19/2025 Asm.Read a second time370
11/19/2025 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 adopted370
11/19/2025 Asm.Ordered to a third reading370
11/19/2025 Asm.Rules suspended370
11/19/2025 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0370
11/19/2025 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged370
11/20/2025 Sen.Received from Assembly533
11/20/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families534
1/13/2026 Sen.Public hearing held 
1/22/2026 Sen.Executive action taken 
1/22/2026 Sen.Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0631
1/22/2026 Sen.Available for scheduling 
2/9/2026 Sen.Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)677
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a second time 
2/11/2026 Sen.Ordered to a third reading 
2/11/2026 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading 
2/11/2026 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in 
2/11/2026 Sen.Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor 
2/11/2026 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged 
2/12/2026 Asm.Received from Senate concurred in556
2/13/2026 Asm.Report correctly enrolled on 2-12-2026 
 
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