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WI SB 605

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Relating to: housing and homelessness; emergency rental assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development; community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 605 pass?

No. WI SB 605 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 SB 605 about?

WI SB 605 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: housing and homelessness; emergency rental assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development; community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 605?

Larson, Wirch, Roys and 3 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 605.

Introduced
2025-10-30
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Larsonprimary
  • Wirchprimary
  • Roysprimary
  • L. Johnsonprimary
  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Smithprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-30

    Introduced by Senators Smith, Spreitzer, L. Johnson, Roys, Wirch and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Roe, Subeck, Anderson, Bare, Brown, Clancy, Emerson, Joers, Miresse, Palmeri, Taylor, Tenorio and Hysell

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-30

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-11-14

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  4. 2025-11-21

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  5. 2025-11-24

    Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  6. 2025-12-03

    Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  7. 2025-12-10

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  8. 2025-12-18

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  9. 2026-01-13

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  10. 2026-01-14

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  11. 2026-02-09

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  12. 2026-02-13

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  13. 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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