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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 909

An enterprise-wide data and efficiency study. (FE)

Topics: Data processing, Legislature: Committees, State agencies

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Feb 12, 2026, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 26, 2026

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 12, 2026

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 941. That version died when the session ended.

What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill creates a joint legislative committee to be known as the Data Efficiency Study Steering Committee. The steering committee’s purpose is to contract with a nonstate, qualified, and experienced firm to conduct a comprehensive study of interagency data sharing practices within state government. The steering committee consists of the following members:

1. One representative to the assembly appointed by the speaker of the assembly.

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2. One representative to the assembly appointed by the assembly minority leader.

3. One senator appointed by the president of the senate.

4. One senator appointed by the senate minority leader.

5. A representative of the Department of Revenue appointed by the secretary of revenue.

6. A representative of the Department of Administration appointed by the secretary of administration.

In conducting the study, the contracted firm must do all of the following at the direction of the steering committee:

1. Assess existing statutory, regulatory, and governance frameworks that shape data sharing and data management across state agencies, with attention to opportunities for greater standardization.

2. Identify technical, legal, and organizational barriers that limit consistent, enterprise‑wide data sharing and collaboration.

3. Review best practices from other states to understand effective models for enterprise-wide data and analytics environments.

4. Identify high‑value data and analytics interagency use cases that would benefit from a standardized, statewide approach to data management and analytics delivery.

5. Recommend organizational structures and actionable steps to establish or enhance a consistent enterprise-wide data and analytics framework, including options such as establishing an enterprise-wide data and analytics office or designating a chief data officer in state government.

6. Evaluate strategies to improve efficiency and readiness, such as leveraging shared platforms, consolidating technologies, and considering external enterprise‑wide data and analytics or data warehousing solutions capable of supporting a standardized statewide environment.

7. Evaluate the possibility of establishing a template and standard design for state agencies’ consumer facing websites.

Under the bill, no later than December 31, 2026, the steering committee must submit a report of the contracted firm’s findings and recommendations from the study to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature. The report must include proposed legislative or administrative actions necessary to implement the steering committee’s and contracted firm’s recommendations, including organizational and funding measures. The steering committee dissolves once the report is submitted.

Who's behind it

9 representatives are its ⁠. 6 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 13 names

Authors (9)

Signed on in support (4)

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.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 1 · Feb 3, 2026

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 Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 54 to 44 · Feb 12, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 44”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Failed, 2 to 3 · Mar 11, 2026

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 2, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2026

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 11, 2026

    “Report concurrence by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 2, Noes 3” (the official wording)

  3. Mar 3, 2026

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Feb 26, 2026

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  5. Feb 16, 2026

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.

  6. Feb 13, 2026

    The Senate received it.

  7. Feb 12, 2026

    The Assembly passed it.

  8. Feb 4, 2026

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  9. Feb 3, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  10. Feb 3, 2026

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 1.

  11. Jan 30, 2026

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  12. Jan 29, 2026

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Jan 28, 2026 to Jan 29, 2026

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  14. Jan 26, 2026

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection.

  15. Jan 26, 2026

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 26, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Bare, Armstrong, Nedweski, Clancy, Neylon, Andraca and Murphy; cosponsored by Senators Testin and Roys

  2. Jan 26, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection

  3. Jan 28, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly

    Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Brill added as coauthors

  5. Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 1

  9. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules

  12. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Stubbs withdrawn as a coauthor

  13. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers

  15. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 54, Noes 44

  16. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Feb 13, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Feb 16, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  22. Feb 26, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  23. Mar 3, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  24. Mar 11, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  25. Mar 11, 2026 · Senate

    Report concurrence by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 2, Noes 3

  26. Mar 11, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  27. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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