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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 759: Relating to: eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (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 759 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on December 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: eligibility to receive occupational credentials for recipients of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (FE). Primary sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), Pat Snyder (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican), Ben Franklin (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Scott Allen (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Paul Melotik (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): Published 4-10-2026.

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): Democratic 15 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joel KitchensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Pat SnyderPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Cindi DuchowPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Ben FranklinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Todd NovakPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jessie RodriguezPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Scott KrugPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Scott AllenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Amaad Rivera-WagnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Ryan ClancyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Jodi EmersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Francesca HongPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Karen KirschPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Maureen McCarvillePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Greta NeubauerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Priscilla PradoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Angela StroudPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Lisa SubeckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Tim CarpenterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Jesse JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Chris LarsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
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. Published 4-10-2026
  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 240
  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
  4. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
  5. Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026
  6. Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
  7. Received from Senate concurred in
  8. Ordered immediately messaged
  9. Senators Hesselbein, Smith and Drake added as cosponsors
  10. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 31, Noes 2
  11. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
  12. Ordered to a third reading

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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