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WI AB 974

in committee

Relating to: a public affairs network trust fund, grants to the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 974 pass?

Not yet. WI AB 974 is in committee as of 2026-03-23 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 974 about?

WI AB 974 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: a public affairs network trust fund, grants to the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, and making an appropriation. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 974?

DeSanto, Sinicki, Kaufert and 46 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 974.

Introduced
2026-01-30
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • DeSantoprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Kaufertprimary
  • Madisonprimary
  • Wittkeprimary
  • Udellprimary
  • Taylorprimary
  • Subeckprimary
  • Stubbsprimary
  • Stroudprimary
  • Spaudeprimary
  • Sortwellprimary
  • Snyderprimary
  • Snodgrassprimary
  • Roeprimary
  • Rodriguezprimary
  • Pradoprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Phelpsprimary
  • Ortiz-Velezprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Novakprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • McCarvilleprimary
  • Mayadevprimary
  • Krugprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Joersprimary
  • Hysellprimary
  • Hurdprimary
  • Hongprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Goodwinprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Fitzgeraldprimary
  • Emersonprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Billingsprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Arneyprimary
  • Andracaprimary
  • Andersonprimary
  • Vosprimary
  • Neubauerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-30

    Introduced by Representatives Neubauer, Vos, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Behnke, Billings, Dittrich, Donovan, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hong, Hurd, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Mayadev, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Rodriguez, Roe, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Udell, Wittke, Madison, Kaufert, Sinicki and DeSanto

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-30

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-02

    Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Palmeri and DeSmidt added as coauthors

  4. 2026-02-03

    Public hearing held

  5. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken

  6. 2026-02-04

    Representative Tranel added as a coauthor

  7. 2026-02-04

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-02-04

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-05

    Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules

  10. 2026-02-10

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  11. 2026-02-10

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2026-02-10

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer

    amendment-introduction

  13. 2026-02-10

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  14. 2026-02-10

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  15. 2026-02-10

    Rules suspended

  16. 2026-02-10

    Representatives Moore Omokunde, Sheehan and Vining added as coauthors

  17. 2026-02-10

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2026-02-10

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. 2026-02-10

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  20. 2026-02-11

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

    reading-1,referral-committee

  21. 2026-03-19

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  22. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2026-02-04 · pass · 10-0

  • PASSAGE

    2026-02-10 · pass · 96-0

    Member-level votes (96)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • ANDRACA: yes
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: yes
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: yes
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: yes
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: yes
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: yes
    • CRUZ: yes
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: yes
    • DESMIDT: yes
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: yes
    • FITZGERALD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: yes
    • HONG: yes
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: yes
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: yes
    • JOERS: yes
    • JOHNSON: yes
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: yes
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: yes
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: yes
    • MCCARVILLE: yes
    • MCGUIRE: yes
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: yes
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: yes
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: yes
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: yes
    • PALMERI: yes
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: yes
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: yes
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: yes
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: yes
    • SHEEHAN: yes
    • SINICKI: yes
    • SNODGRASS: yes
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: yes
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: yes
    • STUBBS: yes
    • SUBECK: yes
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • TENORIO: yes
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: yes
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: yes
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

Related bills

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