Bills by subject

Federal aid

70 bills and resolutions. 20 became law, 1 was vetoed, and 32 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 176 An income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 1172 Human growth and development instruction. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Apr 15, 2026
AB 1234 Human growth and development instruction. (FE)
Stopped in committee. Last action Apr 9, 2026
AB 50 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 20

Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 59: The use of federal capitalization grant funds for lead service line replacement. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 62: Health care costs omnibus, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 150: Requiring the legislature to convene an extraordinary session if an executive order of the president of the United States freezes federal aid to the state.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 208: An income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 286: Interest earned on coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 344: Pursuing liens on federal property if federal aid to the state is withheld under certain circumstances. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 345: Withholding state payments to the federal government if federal aid to the state is withheld under certain circumstances. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 607: Housing and homelessness; emergency rental assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development; community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Apr 9, 2026
AB 1234: Human growth and development instruction. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

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May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 50: Health care costs omnibus, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Jul 2, 2025
SB 56: The use of federal capitalization grant funds for lead service line replacement. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 149: Requiring the legislature to convene an extraordinary session if an executive order of the president of the United States freezes federal aid to the state.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 176: An income and franchise tax exemption for broadband expansion grants and for federal high-cost program funding for broadband expansion. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 280: Interest earned on coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery funds. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 353: Withholding state payments to the federal government if federal aid to the state is withheld under certain circumstances. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 354: Pursuing liens on federal property if federal aid to the state is withheld under certain circumstances. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 605: Housing and homelessness; emergency rental assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development; community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Apr 15, 2026
SB 1172: Human growth and development instruction. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 18

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 10, 2012
AB 152: State aid for airport improvement projects.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 194: Requiring certain information in state agency budget requests.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 301: Review by the Joint Committee on Finance of the expenditure of certain federal funds by the Department of Natural Resources.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 337: Providing instruction in human growth and development.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 636: Prohibiting the expenditure of moneys from the national mortgage settlement without legislative approval.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 672: Allocation of national mortgage foreclosure settlement proceeds and making appropriations.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 5, 2012
SB 219: Various changes in the unemployment insurance law, providing a penalty, and making appropriations.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 231: Review by the Joint Committee on Finance of the expenditure of certain federal funds by the Department of Natural Resources.
Stopped in committee.

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Apr 10, 2012
SB 237: Providing instruction in human growth and development.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 254: Requiring certain information in state agency budget requests.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 288: Federal financial hardship assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Natural Resources).
Became law.
Apr 5, 2012
SB 297: Eliminating ambulatory surgical center assessment.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 468: Prohibiting the expenditure of moneys from the national mortgage settlement without legislative approval.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 495: The return of federal funds to the federal government.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 511: Allocation of national mortgage foreclosure settlement proceeds and making appropriations.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SJR 67: Recognizing that it is the right, duty, and privilege of the legislature to control the expenditure of moneys appropriated by law.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 32

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Apr 28, 2010
AB 949: Financial assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 952: Bonding authority for major interstate bridge projects and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 958: Review by the Joint Committee on Finance of the expenditure of certain federal funds by the Department of Natural Resources.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 960: Requiring that certain rail passenger service extension projects be enumerated by the legislature.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 3: Creating the Joint Committee on Economic Stimulus Accountability.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 8: State procurement of contractual services.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 15: Payment of Wisconsin supplemental and extended unemployment insurance benefits in this state.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 50: Legislative oversight of expenditure of federal economic stimulus funds.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 2, 2009
SB 62: State finances and appropriations and making diverse other changes in the statutes.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 189: Eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits and payment of extended benefits; excluding recovery and reinvestment act moneys from the calculation of expenditure restraint payments; eligibility for participation in the programs of a community action agency; financial assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program; the confidentiality of pupil records provided to the Department of Public Instruction; financial assistance for criminal justice programs; authorizing political subdivisions to make residential energy efficiency improvement loans and impose special charges for the loans; definition of low-income household under energy and weatherization assistance programs; eligibility and notice changes for state continuation of coverage for health insurance; changes to enterprise zone jobs credits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Jun 16, 2009
SB 232: The payment of state school aid in June 2009.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 312: The electronic medical records tax credit.
Stopped in committee.
May 26, 2010
SB 409: A postsecondary education tax credit for businesses; increasing annual limits on angel investment tax credits; awarding grants to the WiSys Technology Foundation, Inc.; business plan competitions and an emerging technology center in the University of Wisconsin System; rural outsourcing grants; requiring the Department of Commerce to award grants to a high-technology business development corporation and grants for converting manufacturing facilities; increasing funding for certain economic development programs; a pilot program providing microloans for the creation of new businesses; increasing funding for certain technical college training program grants; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
Became law.
Feb 9, 2010
SB 440: Waiving certain federal bond limitations allocated to cities and counties and requiring the Department of Commerce to develop a system for reallocating the bond limitations to other state and local units of government.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 579: Designation of a corporation to receive funding for electronic health information exchange, creation of a corporation, and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 653: Trial job program and transitional jobs demonstration project and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 659: Review by the Joint Committee on Finance of the expenditure of certain federal funds by the Department of Natural Resources.
Stopped in committee.
May 20, 2010
SB 664: Financial assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 680: Requiring that certain rail passenger service extension projects be enumerated by the legislature.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 688: Bonding authority for major interstate bridge projects and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
May 5, 2010
SB 707: The small business health options program authority, health benefit plan exchange for small employers and certain individuals, and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Jun 22, 2009
SJR 35: Encouraging the purchase and use of American goods and services with federal economic renewal grants.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.

Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject