WI AB 581
deadRelating to: disaster assistance and making an appropriation. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 581 pass?
No. WI AB 581 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
What is WI AB 581 about?
WI AB 581 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: disaster assistance and making an appropriation. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI AB 581?
Johnson, Andraca, Vining and 5 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 581.
- Introduced
- 2025-10-24
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Johnsonprimary
- Andracaprimary
- Viningprimary
- Piwowarczykprimary
- Tranelprimary
- Donovanprimary
- Melotikprimary
- Knodlprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-10-24
Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Melotik, Donovan, Tranel, Piwowarczyk, Vining, Andraca and Johnson; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Habush Sinykin and Spreitzer
introduction
2025-10-24
Read first time and referred to Committee on Commerce
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-10-27
Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor
2025-10-28
Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor
2025-10-30
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
2025-10-31
Representative Joers added as a coauthor
2025-11-04
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-11-05
Public hearing held
2025-11-10
Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
2026-01-15
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl
amendment-introduction
2026-01-16
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Tranel
amendment-introduction
2026-01-20
Executive action taken
2026-01-20
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-20
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 4, Noes 2
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-20
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 4, Noes 2
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-20
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-09
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
2026-03-05
Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
Versions
Documents
Votes
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 6, Noes 0
2026-01-20 · pass · 6-0
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 4, Noes 2
2026-01-20 · pass · 4-2
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Commerce, Ayes 4, Noes 2
2026-01-20 · pass · 4-2
Related bills
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