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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 475

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Relating to: grants for the provision of immigration-related civil legal services to individuals and families, county grants for the provision of civil legal services to individuals and families, and making an appropriation. (FE)

Administration department of — Budget and fiscal issues County — Finance Immigration Legal aid Organization miscellaneous

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Administration to award grants to community-based and other organizations based in Wisconsin for the provision of civil legal services to individuals and families in matters related to immigration. The bill requires DOA to establish an accessible and equitable application process for the award of the grants. Additionally, before awarding a grant, DOA must determine that the grant applicant has a record of providing civil legal services to individuals and families in matters related to immigration and that the applicant provides such services without regard to the client’s immigration status.

The bill further authorizes counties to appropriate funds to make payments to community-based organizations and other organizations, whether or not operated for profit, based in Wisconsin for the provision of civil legal services to individuals and families, regardless of whether the matter is immigration-related.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSanto (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Hong (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Kirsch (D) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Phelps (D) , Prado (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Roe (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Subeck (D) , Taylor (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D)

13 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Carpenter (D) , Drake (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Haywood (D) , Keyeski (D) , Larson (D) , McCarville (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Vining (D) , Wirch (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Clancy, Rivera-Wagner, Prado, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Spreitzer

  2. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Jan 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Haywood added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Vining added as a coauthor

  5. Jan 28, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  6. Jan 28, 2026 · Assembly

    Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor

  7. Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor

  8. Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly

    Senator Larson added as a cosponsor

  9. Feb 11, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  10. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1