Assembly Bill 710
Wisconsin Shares payments to tribal-regulated child care providers. (FE)
Topics: Children and Families, Department of, Day care, Indians and tribal issues
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. 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
Dec 3, 2025
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Education.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 710. That version died when the session ended.
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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
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
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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.
Under current law, under the Wisconsin Shares program, the Department of Children and Families provides child care subsidies for low-income custodial parents from the federal Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). Wisconsin Shares payments may only be made to child care providers licensed or certified by DCF or child care providers contracted by a school board.
Under this bill, Wisconsin Shares payments may be made to a child care provider in this state that 1) is operating in Indian country under the licensing or regulatory authority of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, 2) has entered into an agreement with DCF to receive Wisconsin Shares payments, and 3) attests on a form prescribed by DCF, with the tribe or band, that the child care provider meets requirements for receiving payments from the CCDF and any other requirements established by DCF by rule.
Who's behind it
11 representatives are its . 6 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- Ryan Spaude · Democrat, Assembly
- Angela Stroud · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Billings and Ortiz-Velez
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 20, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 17, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 16, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 15, 2025
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Dec 3, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Dec 3, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Armstrong, Behnke, Joers, Kurtz, Palmeri, Snyder, Spaude, Stroud, Subeck and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer
- Dec 3, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Dec 15, 2025 · Assembly
Representatives Billings and Ortiz-Velez added as coauthors
- Dec 16, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 17, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- 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.
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