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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 556: Relating to: zero-based biennial budget requests by executive branch agencies. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 556 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: zero-based biennial budget requests by executive branch agencies. (FE). Primary sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), Amanda Nedweski (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Scott Allen (Republican), Dave Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Rob Brooks (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 22

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Amanda NedweskiPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Scott AllenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Dave ArmstrongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Rob BrooksPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Chanz GreenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Julian BradleyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Rob HuttonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
André JacqueCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Chris KapengaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Steve NassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Romaine QuinnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Cory TomczykCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Fiscal estimate received
  3. Referred to committee on Rules
  4. Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 6, Noes 3
  5. Executive action taken
  6. Public hearing held
  7. Fiscal estimate received
  8. Fiscal estimate received
  9. Fiscal estimate received
  10. Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency
  11. Introduced by Representatives Brill, Nedweski, Knodl, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Hutton, Bradley, Jacque, Nass, Tomczyk and Quinn

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source