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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 605: Relating to: housing and homelessness; emergency rental assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development; community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; 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 605 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: housing and homelessness; emergency rental assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development; community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Bob Wirch (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic). It lists 13 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 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
LaTonya JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Bob WirchPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate22
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Clint AndersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Brienne BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Ryan ClancyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Jodi EmersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Andrew HysellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Alex JoersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Vinnie MiresseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Lori PalmeriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Ann RoeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Lisa SubeckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Sequanna TaylorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Angelito TenorioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14

“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. Fiscal estimate received
  3. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
  4. Fiscal estimate received
  5. Fiscal estimate received
  6. Fiscal estimate received
  7. Fiscal estimate received
  8. Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
  9. Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
  10. Fiscal estimate received
  11. Fiscal estimate received
  12. Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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