Senate Bill 1088
An assistance program for water infrastructure in 3rd class and 4th class cities, villages, and towns; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)
Topics: Municipality, Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection, Sanitation and sewerage management, Town, Village, Waterworks
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
Mar 4, 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 Transportation and Local Government. The committee's chair at the time was Cory Tomczyk. 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 1129. That version died when the session ended.
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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
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Author
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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 creates a water infrastructure assistance program for 3rd class and 4th class cities, villages, and towns, and sanitation districts that serve 3rd class or 4th class cities, villages, or towns, for the purpose of financing the construction of water infrastructure system upgrades that are necessary to comply with federal water quality standards.
The bill provides the Department of Natural Resources a $10,000,000 continuing appropriation for the purpose of operating the assistance program and providing assistance payments under the program.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Democrats.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Margaret Arney · Democrat, Assembly
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Karen DeSanto · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Fitzgerald · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Sarah Keyeski · Democrat, Senate
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · 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 to Mar 19, 2026
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Mar 4, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Mar 4, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Anderson, Brown, Arney, DeSanto, Fitzgerald, Palmeri, Roe and Sinicki
- Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- 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