WI SB 608

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Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WI SB 608 pass?

No. WI SB 608 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 SB 608 about?

WI SB 608 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments and making an appropriation. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 608?

Tomczyk, Stafsholt, Quinn and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 608, joined by 22 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-11-06
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2026-02-03
Available for scheduling
2026-02-03
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Executive action taken
2026-01-29
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
referral-committee
2026-01-22
Available for scheduling
2026-01-22
Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-22
Executive action taken
2026-01-13
Public hearing held
2025-11-19
Representatives Stubbs and Ortiz-Velez added as cosponsors
2025-11-18
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-11-06
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-11-06
Introduced by Senators Wimberger, James, Quinn, Stafsholt and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Franklin, Moses, Hurd, Steffen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Knodl, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder, Spiros, Tucker, Wichgers, Mursau and Summerfield
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Votes

Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2026-01-22 · pass · 5-0
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
2026-02-03 · pass · 15-0

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb608

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