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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 850

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Relating to: spending cap for the Wisconsin agricultural exports program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Agriculture Agriculture trade and consumer protection department of International relations Public employee

  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

Under current law, the Center for International Agribusiness Marketing, operated by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, promotes the export of Wisconsin agricultural and agribusiness products in foreign markets. This bill eliminates a spending cap under current law that provides that the center may not expend more than $1,000,000 in any fiscal year. The bill increases the amount appropriated for this purpose to $2,073,400 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $2,097,900 in fiscal year 2026-27. The bill also increases the FTE positions for DATCP by 1.0 GPR position for the purpose of program administration for DATCP’s Center for International Agribusiness Marketing.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSanto (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Goodwin (D) , Hong (D) , Hysell (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Neubauer (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D)

13 cosponsors

Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Keyeski (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Palmeri (D) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)

Full history

  1. Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Brown, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, McCarville, Miresse, Neubauer, Roe, Sinicki, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Keyeski and L. Johnson

  2. Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture

  3. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1