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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 847: Relating to: grants for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs for persons with mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE)

In committee 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 847 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: grants for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs for persons with mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Ryan Spaude (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Angelina Cruz (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 14, 2026): Fiscal estimate received.

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 29

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan SpaudePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse89
Mike BarePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Angelina CruzPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Karen DeSantoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse40
Ben DeSmidtPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Jodi EmersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Andrew HysellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Alex JoersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Tara JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Vinnie MiressePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Supreme Moore OmokundePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Greta NeubauerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Amaad Rivera-WagnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Joe SheehanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Angela StroudPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Lisa SubeckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Randy UdellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Tim CarpenterCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
LaTonya JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Sarah KeyeskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Chris LarsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Brad PfaffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Melissa RatcliffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Mark SpreitzerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Jamie WallCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“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. Fiscal estimate received
  2. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  3. Fiscal estimate received
  4. Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
  5. Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
  6. Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  7. Introduced by Representatives Spaude, Bare, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Goodwin, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Rivera-Wagner, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Wall, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Keyeski

Sources

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