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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 854: Relating to: county conservation staff for climate change resiliency purposes 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 854 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: county conservation staff for climate change resiliency purposes and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 18 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 26

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jeff SmithPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Dianne HesselbeinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
LaTonya JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Clint AndersonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Margaret ArneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Steve DoyleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Joan FitzgeraldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Alex JoersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Darrin MadisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Greta NeubauerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Supreme Moore OmokundeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Lori PalmeriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Joe SheehanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Lisa SubeckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
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. Senator Habush Sinykin added as a coauthor
  5. Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
  6. Representative Clancy added as a cosponsor
  7. Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs
  8. Introduced by Senators Smith, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, Roys, L. Johnson, Larson, Dassler-Alfheim and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Doyle, Moore Omokunde, Tenorio, Arney, Bare, Udell, DeSmidt, Subeck, Joers, Madison, Sinicki, Neubauer, Stroud, Palmeri, Sheehan, Vining, Fitzgerald and Anderson

Sources

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