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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Senate Bill 941

An enterprise-wide data and efficiency study. (FE)

Topics: Data processing, Legislature: Committees, State agencies

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, 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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 6, 2026

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development. The committee's chair at the time was Dan Feyen. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 909. That version died when the session ended.

What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill creates a joint legislative committee to be known as the Data Efficiency Study Steering Committee. The steering committee’s purpose is to contract with a nonstate, qualified, and experienced firm to conduct a comprehensive study of interagency data sharing practices within state government. The steering committee consists of the following members:

1. One representative to the assembly appointed by the speaker of the assembly.

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2. One representative to the assembly appointed by the assembly minority leader.

3. One senator appointed by the president of the senate.

4. One senator appointed by the senate minority leader.

5. A representative of the Department of Revenue appointed by the secretary of revenue.

6. A representative of the Department of Administration appointed by the secretary of administration.

In conducting the study, the contracted firm must do all of the following at the direction of the steering committee:

1. Assess existing statutory, regulatory, and governance frameworks that shape data sharing and data management across state agencies, with attention to opportunities for greater standardization.

2. Identify technical, legal, and organizational barriers that limit consistent, enterprise‑wide data sharing and collaboration.

3. Review best practices from other states to understand effective models for enterprise-wide data and analytics environments.

4. Identify high‑value data and analytics interagency use cases that would benefit from a standardized, statewide approach to data management and analytics delivery.

5. Recommend organizational structures and actionable steps to establish or enhance a consistent enterprise-wide data and analytics framework, including options such as establishing an enterprise-wide data and analytics office or designating a chief data officer in state government.

6. Evaluate strategies to improve efficiency and readiness, such as leveraging shared platforms, consolidating technologies, and considering external enterprise‑wide data and analytics or data warehousing solutions capable of supporting a standardized statewide environment.

7. Evaluate the possibility of establishing a template and standard design for state agencies’ consumer facing websites.

Under the bill, no later than December 31, 2026, the steering committee must submit a report of the contracted firm’s findings and recommendations from the study to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature. The report must include proposed legislative or administrative actions necessary to implement the steering committee’s and contracted firm’s recommendations, including organizational and funding measures. The steering committee dissolves once the report is submitted.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 11 names

Authors (2)

Signed on in support (9)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2026

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 26, 2026

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. Feb 17, 2026

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Feb 6, 2026

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.

  5. Feb 6, 2026

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 6, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Testin and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Bare, Armstrong, Andraca, Nedweski, Neylon, Murphy and Stubbs

  2. Feb 6, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  3. Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Stubbs withdrawn as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 17, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 17, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 26, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  7. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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