AB 596: Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem phttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml2026-04-02T00:00:00ZBadger Politicshttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a0AB 596: Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Moses, Hurd, Summerfield, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, G2025-10-27T00:00:00ZIntroduced by Representatives Franklin, Moses, Hurd, Summerfield, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Knodl, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder, Spiros, Tucker, Wichgers and Mursau;
cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, James, Quinn, Stafsholt and Tomczykhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a1AB 596: Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs2025-10-27T00:00:00ZRead first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairshttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a2AB 596: Public hearing held2025-10-29T00:00:00ZPublic hearing heldhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a3AB 596: Representative Steffen added as a coauthor2025-10-29T00:00:00ZRepresentative Steffen added as a coauthorhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a4AB 596: Fiscal estimate received2025-11-07T00:00:00ZFiscal estimate receivedhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a5AB 596: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Sinicki, Brown, McCarville and Tenorio2025-11-12T00:00:00ZAssembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Sinicki, Brown, McCarville and Tenoriohttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a6AB 596: Executive action taken2025-11-13T00:00:00ZExecutive action takenhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a7AB 596: Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 02025-11-13T00:00:00ZReport passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0https://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a8AB 596: Referred to committee on Rules2025-11-13T00:00:00ZReferred to committee on Ruleshttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a9AB 596: Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules2025-11-13T00:00:00ZPlaced on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Ruleshttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a10AB 596: Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs added as coauthors2025-11-19T00:00:00ZRepresentatives Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs added as coauthorshttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a11AB 596: Read a second time2025-11-19T00:00:00ZRead a second timehttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a12AB 596: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sinicki2025-11-19T00:00:00ZAssembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sinickihttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a13AB 596: Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken2025-11-19T00:00:00ZPoint of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well takenhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a14AB 596: Decision of the Chair appealed2025-11-19T00:00:00ZDecision of the Chair appealedhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a15AB 596: Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 55, Noes 432025-11-19T00:00:00ZDecision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 55, Noes 43https://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a16AB 596: Ordered to a third reading2025-11-19T00:00:00ZOrdered to a third readinghttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a17AB 596: Rules suspended2025-11-19T00:00:00ZRules suspendedhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a18AB 596: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 02025-11-19T00:00:00ZRead a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0https://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a19AB 596: Ordered immediately messaged2025-11-19T00:00:00ZOrdered immediately messagedhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a20AB 596: Received from Assembly2025-11-20T00:00:00ZReceived from Assemblyhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a21AB 596: Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families2025-11-20T00:00:00ZRead first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Familieshttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a22AB 596: Public hearing held2026-01-13T00:00:00ZPublic hearing heldhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a23AB 596: Executive action taken2026-01-22T00:00:00ZExecutive action takenhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a24AB 596: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5,2026-01-22T00:00:00ZReport concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0https://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a25AB 596: Available for scheduling2026-01-22T00:00:00ZAvailable for schedulinghttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a26AB 596: Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2026-01-29T00:00:00ZWithdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)https://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a27AB 596: Executive action taken2026-02-03T00:00:00ZExecutive action takenhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a28AB 596: Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 02026-02-03T00:00:00ZReport concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0https://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a29AB 596: Available for scheduling2026-02-03T00:00:00ZAvailable for schedulinghttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a30AB 596: Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)2026-02-09T00:00:00ZPlaced on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)https://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a31AB 596: Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Wall, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Jo2026-02-11T00:00:00ZSenate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith, Wall, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer and Wirchhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a32AB 596: Read a second time2026-02-11T00:00:00ZRead a second timehttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a33AB 596: Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 152026-02-11T00:00:00ZSenate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15https://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a34AB 596: Ordered to a third reading2026-02-11T00:00:00ZOrdered to a third readinghttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a35AB 596: Rules suspended to give bill its third reading2026-02-11T00:00:00ZRules suspended to give bill its third readinghttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a36AB 596: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 12026-02-11T00:00:00ZRead a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 1https://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a37AB 596: Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor2026-02-11T00:00:00ZSenator Spreitzer added as a cosponsorhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a38AB 596: Ordered immediately messaged2026-02-11T00:00:00ZOrdered immediately messagedhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a39AB 596: Received from Senate concurred in2026-02-12T00:00:00ZReceived from Senate concurred inhttps://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a40AB 596: Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-20262026-02-13T00:00:00ZReport correctly enrolled on 2-13-2026https://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a41AB 596: Presented to the Governor on 4-1-20262026-04-01T00:00:00ZPresented to the Governor on 4-1-2026https://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a42AB 596: Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 1532026-04-02T00:00:00ZReport approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 153https://badgerpolitics.org/feeds/bills/2025-ab596.xml#a43AB 596: Published 4-3-20262026-04-02T00:00:00ZPublished 4-3-2026