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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Senate Bill 353

Withholding state payments to the federal government if federal aid to the state is withheld under certain circumstances. (FE)

Topics: Administration, Department of: Budget and fiscal issues, Federal aid, Federal-state relations

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jun 27, 2025

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. 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 Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs. The committee's chair at the time was Chris Kapenga. 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 345. 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.

Under this bill, if the secretary of administration determines that federal aid to Wisconsin that was previously authorized under an act of Congress is being withheld under an executive order of the president of the United States or in contravention of a court order, the secretary must do all of the following:

1. Determine the approximate amount of federal aid the state is being or is expected to be deprived of as the result of the executive order or contravention of the court order.

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2. No later than 60 days after the date of the executive order or court order, submit a report to the governor and the legislature that describes in detail the amount of federal aid the state is being or is expected to be deprived of as the result of the executive order or contravention of the court order and identifies all moneys the state must pay to the federal government for any reason during the succeeding 12 months after the report is submitted.

3. Withhold the payment to the federal government of those identified moneys in a total amount not to exceed the approximate amount of federal aid the state is being or is expected to be deprived of.

4. Authorize the payment to the federal government of those withheld moneys upon the state’s receipt of all federal aid previously withheld under the executive order or in contravention of the court order.

Who's behind it

5 senators are its ⁠. All 5 are Democrats.

28 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (5)

Signed on in support (28)

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2026

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jul 10, 2025

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  3. Jun 27, 2025

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs.

  4. Jun 27, 2025

    Introduced in the Senate.

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  1. Jun 27, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Larson, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Habush Sinykin and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Mayadev, Hysell, Bare, Arney, Clancy, DeSanto, Haywood, Hong, Joers, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell and Andraca

  2. Jun 27, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  3. Jul 10, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Drake added as a coauthor

  4. 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.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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

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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

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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

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