Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 605: 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)

Did not advance Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Plain-language summary

SB 605 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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). Primary sponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Bob Wirch (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Sponsors

Primary sponsors: Jeff Smith (Democratic); Mark Spreitzer (Democratic); LaTonya Johnson (Democratic); Kelda Roys (Democratic); and 2 more. 13 co-sponsors.