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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 557

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: disaster assistance and making an appropriation. (FE)

Business Military affairs department of Natural disaster

  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 appropriates to the Department of Military Affairs $10,000,000 for a disaster assistance for individuals grant program and $20,000,000 for a disaster assistance for businesses grant program in the 2025-26 fiscal year.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Habush Sinykin (D) , Hutton (R) , Spreitzer (D)

14 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Donovan (R) , J. Jacobson (D) , Jacque (R) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Knodl (R) , Melotik (R) , Palmeri (D) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Tranel (R) , Vining (D) , Wirch (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 7

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 adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 2, 2026 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 2, 2026 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. Oct 22, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Hutton, Habush Sinykin and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Melotik, Donovan, Tranel, Piwowarczyk, Vining, Andraca and Johnson

  2. Oct 22, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs

  3. Oct 27, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Wirch added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 28, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Jacque added as a coauthor

  5. Oct 28, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Oct 31, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  7. Nov 4, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Nov 10, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  9. Jan 15, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Hutton

  10. Feb 2, 2026 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Feb 2, 2026 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  12. Feb 2, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  13. Feb 2, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  14. Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  15. Mar 5, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  16. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1