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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 280

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: interest earned on coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds. (FE)

Administration department of — Budget and fiscal issues Appropriation Federal aid

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 this bill, $172,000,000 is lapsed to the general fund from a federal program revenue appropriation to the Department of Administration on the date the bill becomes law. On May 9, 2025, the secretary of administration reported to the co-chairs of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee that, as of the end of April, the total interest earned on advanced coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds and credited to the federal program revenue appropriation was $171,487,101.82. Under current law, unless specifically provided by law, miscellaneous receipts collected by a state agency, such as interest earnings, must be credited to general purpose revenues of the general fund.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bradley (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Jacque (R) , James (R) , Kapenga (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wimberger (R)

19 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Brooks (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Green (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Melotik (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Nedweski (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Steffen (R) , Tittl (R) , Wittke (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jun 3, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 23, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wimberger, Bradley, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, James, Kapenga, Marklein, Nass, Quinn and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Green, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman and Tittl

  2. May 23, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. May 28, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 2, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 3, 2025 · Senate

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

  6. Jun 3, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Jun 9, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  8. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1