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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 1069

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: creating an innovation grant program for institutions of higher education and making an appropriation. (FE)

Colleges and universities Economic development corporation wisconsin

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to establish and administer an Innovation Grant Program to provide to private nonprofit colleges funding for the development of new academic programs and community partnerships that are designed to meet workforce needs and infrastructure projects that benefit the broader public and that are designed to meet workforce needs. Under the bill, WEDC awards grants to these colleges to support the launch of innovative academic programs that are designed to meet workforce needs and infrastructure projects that benefit the larger public and that are designed to meet workforce needs, subject to the following limitations: 1) the grant recipient must provide matching funding; 2) the grant recipient must demonstrate a pathway for the academic program or infrastructure project to become self-sustaining; and 3) no more than 10 percent of the total amount of grants may be awarded to a single private nonprofit college.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Spreitzer (D)

7 cosponsors

Hysell (D) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , Neylon (R) , Wichgers (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 4

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. Feb 26, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Murphy, Knodl, Kreibich, Neylon, Wichgers and Hysell

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

  3. Mar 4, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 18, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1