Senate Bill 56
The use of federal capitalization grant funds for lead service line replacement. (FE)
Topics: Administration, Department of: Budget and fiscal issues, Federal aid, Public health, Water supply
Became law
The governor signed it on Jul 2, 2025. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 21, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 17 to 16
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 24, 2025
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 8
Latest entry in the official record, Jul 2, 2025: “Published 7-2-2025”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 59. That version died when the session ended.
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Administration and the Department of Natural Resources administer the safe drinking water loan program (SDWLP), which provides financial assistance from the environmental improvement program to local governmental units and to the private owners of community water systems that serve local governmental units for projects for the planning, designing, construction, or modification of public water systems. DNR establishes a funding list for SDWLP projects, and DOA allocates funding for those projects.
Current law specifies several allowable methods of providing financial assistance under the SDWLP, one of which is using funds received as federal capitalization grants. There is, however, a prohibition on using those funds to provide principal forgiveness to a private owner of a community water system. This bill provides that this prohibition does not apply to the use of federal capitalization grants for forgiveness of loans for the replacement of lead service lines.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Duke Tucker · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 4 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Utilities and Tourism vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · May 6, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities and Tourism, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote on an amendment
Passed, 18 to 15 · May 15, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 18 to 15 · May 15, 2025
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (18)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (15)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Jamie Wall (D, 30)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin (D, 8)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D, 18)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Melissa Ratcliff (D, 16)
- Sarah Keyeski (D, 14)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Official motion: “SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 17 to 16 · May 15, 2025
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (17)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (16)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Jamie Wall (D, 30)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin (D, 8)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D, 18)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Melissa Ratcliff (D, 16)
- Sarah Keyeski (D, 14)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Jul 2, 2025
The new law was published.
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Jul 2, 2025
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 8.
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Jun 25, 2025
Sent to the governor.
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Jun 24, 2025
The Assembly passed it too.
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May 27, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 16, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 15, 2025
The Assembly received it.
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May 15, 2025
The Senate passed it, 17 to 16.
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May 15, 2025
“Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 2 was not germane well taken” (the official wording)
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May 6, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Apr 30, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 17, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 21, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Utilities and Tourism.
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Feb 21, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Quinn and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Armstrong, Behnke, Mursau, O'Connor, Tucker and Tusler
- Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities and Tourism
- Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- May 6, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- May 6, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities and Tourism, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- May 6, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- May 13, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Ratcliff, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Larson, Carpenter and Spreitzer
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Point of order that Senate Substitute Amendment 2 was not germane well taken
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 17, Noes 16
- May 15, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 15, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- May 16, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 27, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 24, 2025 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Jun 25, 2025 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 6-25-2025 by directive of the Majority Leader
- Jul 2, 2025 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 7-1-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 8
- Jul 2, 2025 · Senate
Published 7-2-2025
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote