Senate Bill 1037
Requirements for broadband expansion grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Topics: Data processing, Legislative Audit Bureau, Public Service Commission, Telecommunications
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
Feb 24, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism. The committee's chair at the time was Julian Bradley. 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 Assembly as AB 1065. That version died when the session ended.
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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.
This bill makes changes to the broadband expansion grant program administered by the Public Service Commission. Under current law, PSC makes grants to eligible applicants for constructing broadband infrastructure in underserved areas. The bill defines “broadband infrastructure,” which is not defined under current law, as infrastructure that provides broadband service at the following speeds, whichever is faster: 1) a minimum download speed of 100 megabits per second and a minimum upload speed of 20 megabits per second or 2) minimum download and upload speeds designated by the Federal Communications Commission under federal law. Under the bill, infrastructure is eligible for a broadband expansion grant only if it satisfies the foregoing definition. The bill requires an applicant for a grant to specify the broadband infrastructure the applicant intends to construct with a grant and also requires a grant recipient to reimburse PSC for the grant if 1) the person fails to complete construction of the infrastructure or 2) the infrastructure that is constructed fails to provide the foregoing minimum download or upload speeds. Any reimbursed amounts are used to make additional grants.
In addition, the bill requires grant recipients to submit reports to PSC on the progress of broadband infrastructure construction, the number of broadband service connections provided by that infrastructure, and the average download and upload speeds for those service connections. Finally, beginning on January 1, 2027, the bill requires the Legislative Audit Bureau to conduct biennial performance audits of the broadband expansion grant program.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Democrats.
16 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (16)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Fitzgerald · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Angela Stroud · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Angelito Tenorio · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
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 13, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 10, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 4, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 24, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism.
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Feb 24, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Smith, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Roys and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Udell, Fitzgerald, Anderson, Stubbs, Sinicki, Moore Omokunde, Brown, Bare, DeSmidt, Joers, McCarville, Roe, Tenorio, Stroud and Sheehan
- Feb 24, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism
- Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
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