2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 816

Relating to: grants to WisconsinEye for the establishment of an endowment fund, creating the Office of the Public Affairs Network to administer a public affairs network in Wisconsin, and making an appropriation. (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 18

Prime sponsors

Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, Miresse, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Snodgrass, Tenorio

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 State Affairs (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 5

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
January 16, 2026	Assembly	Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor
January 8, 2026	Assembly	Representative Udell added as a coauthor
January 6, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
January 6, 2026	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Brown, Miresse, Arney, Bare, Billings, Clancy, DeSmidt, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Snodgrass, Tenorio and Mayadev; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Roys, Larson, Ratcliff and Wirch

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.