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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 855

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: funding for certain research positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and making an appropriation. (FE)

Agriculture Environmental protection University of wisconsin — Extension University of wisconsin — Madison

  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 specifies that the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System must provide funding for two agriculture and climate change research positions assigned to the Division of Extension at UW-Madison. The positions must be filled using existing, currently vacant positions but must also reflect an increase in the total number of research positions at UW-Madison.

Sponsors

Introduced by: L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)

17 cosponsors

Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Hong (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D) , Vining (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 15, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Smith, Roys, L. Johnson, Larson, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Madison, Miresse, Hong, Arney, Bare, DeSmidt, Joers, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Sinicki, Tenorio, Udell and Vining

  2. Jan 15, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

  3. Feb 2, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Clancy added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 26, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  5. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1