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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 771

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: funding for the University of Wisconsin System freshwater collaborative and making an appropriation. (FE)

University of wisconsin — Finance University of wisconsin — Milwaukee Waterways and water power

  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 increases funding in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium for the University of Wisconsin System freshwater collaborative.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Brown (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Emerson (D) , Madison (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Subeck (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D)

14 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Hesselbein (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Vining (D) , Wall (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

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. Dec 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Emerson, Andraca, Anderson, Arney, Brown, DeSmidt, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Udell, Tenorio and Madison; cosponsored by Senators Habush Sinykin, Larson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wall

  2. Dec 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment

  3. Jan 5, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Vining added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1