2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 857

Relating to: climate change scholarships 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 15

Prime sponsors

Arney, Bare, Billings, DeSmidt, Joers, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Taylor, Tenorio, Vining

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 Colleges and Universities (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 6

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 20, 2026	Assembly	Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
March 19, 2026	Assembly	Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor
February 2, 2026	Assembly	Representative Clancy added as a coauthor
January 16, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities
January 16, 2026	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Billings, Arney, Bare, DeSmidt, Joers, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Taylor, Tenorio and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson 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.