Assembly Bill 796
Grants to nonprofit religious organizations for security purposes and making an appropriation. (FE)
Topics: Military Affairs, Department of, Public employee, Religious societies
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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 23, 2025
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. The committee's chair at the time was John Spiros. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 789. That version died when the session ended.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Military Affairs to award grants to nonprofit religious organizations for security purposes. The bill sets a cap of $500,000 per recipient in each fiscal biennium. Under the bill, DMA must give priority to organizations that have been or are at risk of being a target of an incident or crime motivated by the actor’s bias against a religion or religious group. Under the bill, the grant money may be used to enhance the physical security of the organization’s location, to train or hire individuals to improve crisis response capabilities or provide security, and to prepare for an emergency. The bill also provides two positions at DMA to administer the grant program.
Who's behind it
20 representatives are its . 14 are Democrats and 6 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Renuka Mayadev · Democrat, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Greta Neubauer · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Jodi Habush Sinykin · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Karen Kirsch · Democrat, Assembly
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Jamie Wall · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 12, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 12, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 23, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Dec 23, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 23, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Andraca, Gundrum, Mayadev, Anderson, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Goodwin, Joers, Kreibich, Miresse, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Sheehan, Subeck, Udell, Vining and Neubauer; cosponsored by Senators Habush Sinykin, Jacque, Drake, L. Johnson, Wall and Wirch
- Dec 23, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Jan 12, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 12, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor
- Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler
- 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