Senate Bill 565
Broadband mapping and the use of certain federal funds for wireless broadband and cellular service expansion grants. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 15, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Public Service Commission to award grants for constructing wireless broadband and cellular service infrastructure. Under the bill, PSC must give priority to projects that expand wireless broadband service or cellular service in areas designated by the Federal Communications Commission as unserved or underserved. Grant recipients must contribute matching funds equal to at least 20 percent of the grant. The bill requires the governor to allocate $70,000,000 of the funds accepted under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) for these grants.
The bill also requires PSC to establish and maintain a publicly accessible map of fixed, mass market broadband service availability in this state. Under the bill, broadband service providers must disclose the properties they serve to PSC twice per year, and PSC must update the broadband service availability map twice per year.
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The bill requires the governor to allocate $5,000,000 of the funds accepted under ARPA for this broadband mapping.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 22, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 15, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications.
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Sep 15, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 15, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wimberger, Bernier and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Armstrong, Dittrich, Loudenbeck, Macco, Moses, Murphy, Penterman, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Tittl and Kuglitsch
- Sep 15, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Telecommunications
- Oct 22, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 15, 2022 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate