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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 597: Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments. (FE)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 597 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments. (FE). Primary sponsor: Ben Franklin (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), Karen Hurd (Republican), Rob Summerfield (Republican), Dave Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican), Pat Snyder (Republican), John Spiros (Republican), Duke Tucker (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2026): Published 4-3-2026.

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 26

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ben FranklinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Clint MosesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Karen HurdPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Rob SummerfieldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Dave ArmstrongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Bob DonovanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Chanz GreenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Brent JacobsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Dean KaufertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Pat SnyderPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse85
John SpirosPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Duke TuckerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Jesse JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Romaine QuinnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Rob StafsholtCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Cory TomczykCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Eric WimbergerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2

“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. Published 4-3-2026
  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 154
  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026
  4. Report correctly enrolled on 2-12-2026
  5. Received from Senate concurred in
  6. Ordered immediately messaged
  7. Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
  8. Read a third time and concurred in
  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
  10. Ordered to a third reading
  11. Read a second time
  12. Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

Showing 12 most recent of 37 actions. Full history

Sources

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