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WI AB 1206

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Relating to: creating a journalism fellowship program in the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 1206 pass?

No. WI AB 1206 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-04-17). Latest recorded action (2026-04-17): Fiscal estimate received

What is WI AB 1206 about?

WI AB 1206 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: creating a journalism fellowship program in the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 1206?

Udell, Sinicki, Palmeri and 6 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 1206.

Introduced
2026-03-19
Latest action
2026-04-17 — Fiscal estimate received
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Udellprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Palmeriprimary
  • McCarvilleprimary
  • Clancyprimary
  • Andersonprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Emersonprimary
  • Brownprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-19

    Introduced by Representatives Brown, Emerson, Johnson, Anderson, Clancy, McCarville, Palmeri, Sinicki and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Pfaff, Carpenter, Ratcliff and Roys

    introduction

  2. 2026-03-19

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-03-23

    Representative Prado added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  5. 2026-04-17

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab1206

Attribution

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