Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1137: Relating to: creating WisEARNS, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1137 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on March 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: creating WisEARNS, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 7, 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 20
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Tim Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Clint Anderson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 45 |
| Margaret Arney | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Mike Bare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Renuka Mayadev | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 77 |
| Priscilla Prado | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 9 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Joe Sheehan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Angela Stroud | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 73 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Randy Udell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
| Robyn Vining | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 13 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Fiscal estimate received
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
- Introduced by Senators Hesselbein, Carpenter, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Bare, Mayadev, Roe, Arney, Joers, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Udell, Anderson, Subeck, Prado and Vining