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WI AB 879

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Relating to: grants for planting trees to address urban heat islands, eligible recipients for urban forestry grants, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 879 pass?

No. WI AB 879 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 879 about?

WI AB 879 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: grants for planting trees to address urban heat islands, eligible recipients for urban forestry grants, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and making an appropriation. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 879?

Vining, Udell, Stroud and 15 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 879.

Introduced
2026-01-16
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Viningprimary
  • Udellprimary
  • Stroudprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Sheehanprimary
  • Pradoprimary
  • Palmeriprimary
  • Neubauerprimary
  • Moore Omokundeprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • Madisonprimary
  • Joersprimary
  • Hongprimary
  • Goodwinprimary
  • Bareprimary
  • Arneyprimary
  • Subeckprimary
  • Tenorioprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-16

    Introduced by Representatives Tenorio, Subeck, Arney, Bare, Goodwin, Hong, Joers, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Prado, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Udell and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Drake, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wall

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-16

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-27

    Representative Anderson added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-02-02

    Representative Clancy added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-02-04

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  6. 2026-03-19

    Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor

  7. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab879

Attribution

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