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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 811

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Relating to: increasing the number of authorized positions for the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection for regional farmer support and making an appropriation. (FE)

Agriculture trade and consumer protection department of Farmer Public employee

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill increases authorized positions for the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection by two full-time positions for regional farmer support and increases a department appropriation account in both fiscal years of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium for the positions.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Keyeski (D) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)

16 cosponsors

Bare (D) , Clancy (D) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Madison (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Palmeri (D) , Prado (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Udell (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Jan 2, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Keyeski, Pfaff, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Miresse, J. Jacobson, Bare, Clancy, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Joers, Madison, McCarville, Prado, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Johnson and Udell

  2. Jan 2, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

  3. Jan 7, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 16, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1