Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 615: Relating to: the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. (FE)
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- Enacted
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Plain-language summary
SB 615 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on November 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Bob Wirch (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Jamie Wall (Democratic). It lists 46 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 59 · Republican 2
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Bob Wirch | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 22 |
| Tim Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Jeff Smith | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| Kristin Dassler-Alfheim | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Dora Drake | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 4 |
| Jodi Habush Sinykin | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 8 |
| LaTonya Johnson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 6 |
| Sarah Keyeski | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 14 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Brad Pfaff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 32 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Jamie Wall | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
| Clint Anderson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 45 |
| Deb Andraca | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 23 |
| Margaret Arney | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Mike Bare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Jill Billings | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 95 |
| Brienne Brown | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
| Ryan Clancy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Angelina Cruz | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 62 |
| Karen DeSanto | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 40 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Steve Doyle | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 94 |
| Jodi Emerson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 91 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Russell Goodwin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Kalan Haywood | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 16 |
| Francesca Hong | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 76 |
| Andrew Hysell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 48 |
| Jenna Jacobson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 50 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Tara Johnson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 96 |
| Dean Kaufert | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 53 |
| Karen Kirsch | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 7 |
| Darrin Madison | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Renuka Mayadev | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 77 |
| Maureen McCarville | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Tip McGuire | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 64 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Greta Neubauer | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 66 |
| Todd Novak | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 51 |
| Supreme Moore Omokunde | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 17 |
| Lori Palmeri | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Christian Phelps | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 93 |
| Priscilla Prado | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 9 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Joe Sheehan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Lee Snodgrass | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Ryan Spaude | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 89 |
| Angela Stroud | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 73 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Sequanna Taylor | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 11 |
| Angelito Tenorio | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 14 |
| 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
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Representative Tucker added as a cosponsor
- Fiscal estimate received
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs
- Introduced by Senators Hesselbein, Wirch, Carpenter, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Brown, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Anderson, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell, Vining, Kaufert and Novak