AB 1592025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill
AB 159
Relating to: creating a rural creative economy development grant program. (FE)
In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 21
Status
In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: Assembly Rural Development (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 9
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Assembly | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 |
| May 28, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Emerson added as a coauthor |
| May 13, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Joers added as a coauthor |
| May 6, 2025 | Assembly | Senator Cabral-Guevara added as a cosponsor |
| April 30, 2025 | Assembly | Representative McCarville added as a coauthor |
| April 10, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Udell added as a coauthor |
| April 10, 2025 | Assembly | Fiscal estimate received |
| April 2, 2025 | Assembly | Read first time and referred to Committee on Rural Development |
| April 2, 2025 | Assembly | Introduced by Representatives Novak, Kitchens, Anderson, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Green, Gundrum, Hong, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Kreibich, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Palmeri, Steffen, Tranel and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Testin, Pfaff and Spreitzer |
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.