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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 488

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Relating to: fire suppression products derived from soybeans.

Farm produce Fire department Natural resources department of — Administration

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Natural Resources administers a program to award grants for up to 50 percent of the cost of acquiring supplies, equipment, and training related to suppressing forest fires. DNR promulgates rules establishing criteria and procedures for awarding grants under the program and establishing eligible costs.

This bill provides that the purchase of a product derived from soybeans to be used as a fire suppression material is an eligible cost for grants under the program.

Sponsors

Introduced by: B. Jacobson (R) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Melotik (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Palmeri (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stroud (D) , Tranel (R) , Wichgers (R)

17 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Behnke and Billings , Brown (D) , DeSanto (D) , Emerson (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , James (R) , Joers (D) , Marklein (R) , Miresse (D) , Nass (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Subeck (D) , Tucker (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 5

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

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 6, Noes 0

Passed 6–0 Jan 30, 2026 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Moses, Tranel, Dittrich, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Mursau, O'Connor, Palmeri, Snodgrass, Stroud and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Jacque, Jagler, James, Nass and Wanggaard

  2. Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment

  3. Oct 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  4. Nov 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 5, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Joers added as a coauthor

  6. Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  7. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Representatives Behnke and Billings added as coauthors

  9. Jan 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative DeSanto added as a coauthor

  10. Jan 21, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Tucker added as a coauthor

  11. Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 6, Noes 0

  13. Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Feb 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  15. Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

  16. Feb 16, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Anderson added as a coauthor

  17. Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:19 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13

  18. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  19. Mar 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Brown added as a coauthor

  20. Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  21. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1