Senate Bill 789
Grants to nonprofit religious organizations for security purposes and making an appropriation. (FE)
Topics: Military Affairs, Department of, Public employee, Religious societies
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 22, 2025
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 796. That version died when the session ended.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Military Affairs to award grants to nonprofit religious organizations for security purposes. The bill sets a cap of $500,000 per recipient in each fiscal biennium. Under the bill, DMA must give priority to organizations that have been or are at risk of being a target of an incident or crime motivated by the actor’s bias against a religion or religious group. Under the bill, the grant money may be used to enhance the physical security of the organization’s location, to train or hire individuals to improve crisis response capabilities or provide security, and to prepare for an emergency. The bill also provides two positions at DMA to administer the grant program.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 5 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
20 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Jodi Habush Sinykin · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Jamie Wall · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (20)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Renuka Mayadev · Democrat, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Greta Neubauer · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 28, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 12, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 22, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs.
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Dec 22, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 22, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Habush Sinykin, Jacque, Drake, L. Johnson, Wall and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Andraca, Gundrum, Mayadev, Anderson, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Goodwin, Joers, Kreibich, Miresse, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Sheehan, Subeck, Udell, Vining and Neubauer
- Dec 22, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs
- Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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. 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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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