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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 853: Relating to: consideration of climate change in certain local plans 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 853 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: consideration of climate change in certain local plans and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 14 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
Tim CarpenterPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
LaTonya JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Margaret ArneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Russell GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Francesca HongCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Darrin MadisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Greta NeubauerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Supreme Moore OmokundeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Lori PalmeriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Shelia StubbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Angelito TenorioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Randy UdellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Robyn ViningCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse13

“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 J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
  3. Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor
  4. Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
  5. Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
  6. Introduced by Senators Smith, Carpenter, L. Johnson, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Vining, Arney, Bare, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Hong, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Stroud, Tenorio, Udell and Stubbs

Sources

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