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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 577: Relating to: resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, health benefits and other assistance for wrongfully imprisoned persons, and making an appropriation. (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

SB 577 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: resolution of claims against the state for wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons, exempting from taxation certain amounts an individual receives from the claims board or legislature, health benefits and other assistance for wrongfully imprisoned persons, and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Chris Larson (Democratic), Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 19 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): Democratic 12 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Van WanggaardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Russell GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Dean KaufertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Vinnie MiresseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Todd NovakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Jessie RodriguezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse21
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
David SteffenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Shelia StubbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Lisa SubeckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Shannon ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse30

“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. Representative Snodgrass added as a cosponsor
  3. Available for scheduling
  4. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1
  5. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1
  6. Executive action taken
  7. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Roys
  8. Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
  9. Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
  10. Public hearing held
  11. Fiscal estimate received
  12. Fiscal estimate received

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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