Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 837: Relating to: grants for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs for persons with mental illness 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 837 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on January 15, 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: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Jamie Wall (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic). It lists 20 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 15, 2026): Fiscal estimate received.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 28
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Jamie Wall | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 30 |
| Tim Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Kristin Dassler-Alfheim | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| LaTonya Johnson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 6 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Brad Pfaff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 32 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Mike Bare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Angelina Cruz | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 62 |
| Karen DeSanto | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 40 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Jodi Emerson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 91 |
| Russell Goodwin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Andrew Hysell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 48 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Tara Johnson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 96 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Greta Neubauer | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 66 |
| Supreme Moore Omokunde | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 17 |
| Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 8 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Joe Sheehan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Ryan Spaude | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 89 |
| Angela Stroud | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 73 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Randy Udell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
“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
- Fiscal estimate received
- Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
- Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
- Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Introduced by Senators Spreitzer, Wall, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff and Ratcliff; cosponsored 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