Assembly Bill 59
The use of federal capitalization grant funds for lead service line replacement. (FE)
Topics: Administration, Department of: Budget and fiscal issues, Federal aid, Public health, Water supply
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 24, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 56. That version became law.
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Committee
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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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Administration and the Department of Natural Resources administer the safe drinking water loan program (SDWLP), which provides financial assistance from the environmental improvement program to local governmental units and to the private owners of community water systems that serve local governmental units for projects for the planning, designing, construction, or modification of public water systems. DNR establishes a funding list for SDWLP projects, and DOA allocates funding for those projects.
Current law specifies several allowable methods of providing financial assistance under the SDWLP, one of which is using funds received as federal capitalization grants. There is, however, a prohibition on using those funds to provide principal forgiveness to a private owner of a community water system. This bill provides that this prohibition does not apply to the use of federal capitalization grants for forgiveness of loans for the replacement of lead service lines.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . All 7 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Duke Tucker · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 5 · Jun 6, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 8, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 6, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 6, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 5.
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May 28, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 16, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 17, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 24, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.
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Feb 24, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 24, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Green, Armstrong, Behnke, Mursau, O'Connor, Tucker and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Quinn and Tomczyk
- Feb 24, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities
- Mar 17, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 16, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 28, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jun 4, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 6, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Energy and Utilities, Ayes 8, Noes 5
- Jun 6, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote