Senate Bill 977
Grants for economic support specialists and making an appropriation. (FE)
Topics: Health Services, Department of: Administration, Medical service, Public assistance
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
Feb 6, 2026
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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 Transportation and Local Government.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 973. 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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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 Health Services to award grants to 10 counties to fund an economic support specialist position in the aging and disability resource center (ADRC) that serves the county. DHS must give preference in awarding six of the grants to two rural, two suburban, and two urban counties. The bill provides $1,000,000 for the grants. If funding is available after DHS awards the grants to 10 counties, the bill allows DHS to award a grant to an 11th county. Within one year after receiving a grant, the bill requires grant recipients to submit a report to DHS and the legislature detailing the effectiveness of the grant.
ADRCs, referred to in the statutes as “resource centers,” provide information and services related to long-term care to the public.
Who's behind it
Jesse James, a Republican, is its .
21 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (21)
- Anderson and Moore Omokunde
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ryan Clancy · Democrat, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Fitzgerald · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Darrin Madison · Democrat, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Sequanna Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 20, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 19, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 9, 2026 to Feb 17, 2026
6 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 6, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Feb 6, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senator James; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Armstrong, Behnke, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Joers, Knodl, Mursau, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Roe, Sinicki, Subeck, Taylor, Clancy and Stubbs
- Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
- Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Representative Madison added as a cosponsor
- Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
- Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor
- Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Representatives Anderson and Moore Omokunde added as cosponsors
- Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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