2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 896

Relating to: local governmental consultation related to federal refugee resettlement and assistance. (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 10

Prime sponsors

B. Jacobson, Behnke, Dittrich, Green, Hurd, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Tucker

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 4

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
February 11, 2026	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
January 23, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
January 23, 2026	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Hurd, Behnke, Dittrich, Green, B. Jacobson, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Tucker; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Jacque and Nass

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.