2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 1206

Relating to: creating a journalism fellowship program in the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation. (FE)

In committee Last action April 17, 2026: Fiscal estimate received

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 9

Prime sponsors

Anderson, Brown, Clancy, Emerson, Johnson, McCarville, Palmeri, Sinicki, Udell

Status

In committee as of April 17, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Colleges and Universities (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 5

Date	Chamber	Action
April 17, 2026	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Representative Prado added as a coauthor
March 19, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
March 19, 2026	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Brown, Emerson, Johnson, Anderson, Clancy, McCarville, Palmeri, Sinicki and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Pfaff, Carpenter, Ratcliff and Roys

Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.