Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: funding for grants for economic support specialists and making an appropriation. (FE)
Health services department of — Administration Medical service Public assistance
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill appropriates $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 to the Department of Health Services for grants to fund economic support specialist positions in resource centers, as provided in other legislation. If the other legislation is not enacted into law during the 2025 legislative session, the appropriation of the money is void.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: James (R)
6 cosponsors
Fitzgerald and Miresse , J. Jacobson (D) , Johnson (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Novak (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D)
Registered lobbying interests · 2
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
- Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senator James; cosponsored by Representatives Novak and Johnson
- Feb 12, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
- Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Representatives Fitzgerald and Miresse added as cosponsors
- Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Representative Moore Omokunde added as a cosponsor
- Feb 19, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1