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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 701

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: funding for the Family Foundations home visitation program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Children — Abuse and neglect Children and families department of Organization miscellaneous

  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 provides an increase in general purpose revenue to the Department of Children and Families to support the Family Foundations home visitation program. Under current law, DCF distributes grants for the prevention of child abuse and neglect under a program commonly referred to as “Family Foundations.” Under the Family Foundations program, certain entities are eligible for grants to provide home visitation services for parents who are eligible for Medical Assistance and who are assessed to be at risk of poor birth outcomes or of abusing or neglecting their child.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: James (R)

17 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Billings (D) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Gundrum (R) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Kurtz (R) , Mayadev (D) , Novak (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Snyder (R) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 5

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 Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 22, 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. Dec 2, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator James; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Allen, Billings, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Joers, Kurtz, Mayadev, Novak, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Steffen and Subeck

  2. Dec 2, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  3. Dec 9, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  4. Dec 15, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  5. Dec 16, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jan 13, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  11. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1