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IntroducedJan 30, 2026
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Passed AssemblyFeb 18, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Wisconsin Assembly Bill
Relating to: grants for economic support specialists and making an appropriation. (FE)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Feb 23, 2026: Fiscal estimate received
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on AB 973
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Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Snyderprimary
- McCarvilleprimary
- Armstrongprimary
- Behnkeprimary
- DeSmidtprimary
- Fitzgeraldprimary
- Joersprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Mursauprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Ortiz-Velezprimary
- Roeprimary
- Sinickiprimary
- Subeckprimary
- Taylorprimary
Votes
YES: 97
- ALLEN
- ANDERSON
- ANDRACA
- ARMSTRONG
- ARNEY
- AUGUST
- BARE
- BEHNKE
- BILLINGS
- BORN
- BRILL
- BROOKS
- BROWN
- CALLAHAN
- CLANCY
- CRUZ
- DALLMAN
- DESANTO
- DESMIDT
- DITTRICH
- DONOVAN
- DOYLE
- DUCHOW
- EMERSON
- FITZGERALD
- FRANKLIN
- GOEBEN
- GREEN
- GUNDRUM
- GUSTAFSON
- HAYWOOD
- HONG
- HURD
- HYSELL
- JACOBSON, B
- JACOBSON, J
- JOERS
- JOHNSON
- KAUFERT
- KIRSCH
- KITCHENS
- KNODL
- KREIBICH
- KRUG
- KURTZ
- MADISON
- MAXEY
- MAYADEV
- MCCARVILLE
- MCGUIRE
- MELOTIK
- MIRESSE
- MOORE OMOKUNDE
- MOSES
- MURPHY
- MURSAU
- NEDWESKI
- NEUBAUER
- NEYLON
- NOVAK
- O'CONNOR
- ORTIZ-VELEZ
- PALMERI
- PENTERMAN
- PETERSEN
- PHELPS
- PIWOWARCZYK
- PRADO
- PRONSCHINSKE
- RIVERA-WAGNER
- RODRIGUEZ
- ROE
- SHEEHAN
- SINICKI
- SNODGRASS
- SNYDER
- SORTWELL
- SPAUDE
- SPIROS
- STEFFEN
- STROUD
- STUBBS
- SUBECK
- SUMMERFIELD
- SWEARINGEN
- TAYLOR
- TENORIO
- TITTL
- TRANEL
- TUCKER
- TUSLER
- UDELL
- VANDERMEER
- WICHGERS
- WITTKE
- ZIMMERMAN
- SPEAKER
NO: 0
Actions
- Feb 23, 2026 | Senate
- Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Received from Assembly
- Feb 18, 2026 | Assembly
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer
- Read a second time
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Novak
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
- Ordered to a third reading
- Rules suspended
- Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0
- Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 17, 2026 | Assembly
- Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor
- Made a special order of business at 1:39 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
- Feb 16, 2026 | Assembly
- Representatives Miresse and Anderson added as coauthors
- Feb 13, 2026 | Assembly
- Representative Madison added as a coauthor
- Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
- Feb 12, 2026 | Assembly
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 11, 2026 | Assembly
- Executive action taken
- Representative Udell added as a coauthor
- Feb 10, 2026 | Assembly
- Representative Johnson added as a coauthor
- Feb 04, 2026 | Assembly
- Public hearing held
- Feb 03, 2026 | Assembly
- Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak
- Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- Feb 02, 2026 | Assembly
- Representatives Palmeri and Clancy added as coauthors
- Jan 30, 2026 | Assembly
- Introduced by Representatives Novak, Doyle, Gundrum, Snyder, McCarville, Armstrong, Behnke, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Joers, Knodl, Mursau, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Roe, Sinicki, Subeck and Taylor; cosponsored by Senator James
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
Bill Texts
- Bill TextHTML
- Bill TextPDF
- Assembly Amendment 1 (offered 2/3/2026) -- NovakHTML
- Assembly Amendment 1 (offered 2/3/2026) -- NovakPDF
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 (offered 2/18/2026) -- NeubauerHTML
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 (offered 2/18/2026) -- NeubauerPDF
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 (adopted 2/18/2026) -- NovakHTML
- Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 (adopted 2/18/2026) -- NovakPDF
Documents
- Amendment Histories
- LC Amendment Memo
- AB973: Fiscal Estimate From DHS
- AB973 ROCP for Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care On 2/12/2026
- AB973 ROCP for Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care On 2/12/2026
- LC Hearing Materials for AB973 on 2/4/2026
- Wisconsin Ethics Commission information
- 2025 Senate Bill 977
