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WI AB 816

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Relating to: grants to WisconsinEye for the establishment of an endowment fund, creating the Office of the Public Affairs Network to administer a public affairs network in Wisconsin, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 816 pass?

No. WI AB 816 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 816 about?

WI AB 816 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: grants to WisconsinEye for the establishment of an endowment fund, creating the Office of the Public Affairs Network to administer a public affairs network in Wisconsin, and making an appropriation. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 816?

Mayadev, Tenorio, Snodgrass and 15 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 816, joined by 5 cosponsors.

Introduced
2026-01-06
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
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Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Mayadevprimary
  • Tenorioprimary
  • Snodgrassprimary
  • Roeprimary
  • Rivera-Wagnerprimary
  • Pradoprimary
  • Phelpsprimary
  • Palmeriprimary
  • Madisonprimary
  • Kirschprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • DeSmidtprimary
  • Clancyprimary
  • Billingsprimary
  • Bareprimary
  • Arneyprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • Brownprimary
  • Spreitzercosponsor
  • Royscosponsor
  • Larsoncosponsor
  • Ratcliffcosponsor
  • Wirchcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  2. 2026-01-16

    Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor

  3. 2026-01-08

    Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-01-06

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  5. 2026-01-06

    Introduced by Representatives Brown, Miresse, Arney, Bare, Billings, Clancy, DeSmidt, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Snodgrass, Tenorio and Mayadev; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Roys, Larson, Ratcliff and Wirch

    introduction

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Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab816

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