WI AB 974
in committeeRelating 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
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
2026-01-30
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-02
Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Palmeri and DeSmidt added as coauthors
2026-02-03
Public hearing held
2026-02-03
Executive action taken
2026-02-04
Representative Tranel added as a coauthor
2026-02-04
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-04
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-05
Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-02-10
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2026-02-10
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-10
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer
amendment-introduction
2026-02-10
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-02-10
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-10
Rules suspended
2026-02-10
Representatives Moore Omokunde, Sheehan and Vining added as coauthors
2026-02-10
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0
passage,reading-3
2026-02-10
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-10
Received from Assembly
receipt
2026-02-11
Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-03-19
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
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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