2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 974

Relating to: a public affairs network trust fund, grants to the WisconsinEye Public Affairs Network, and making an appropriation. (FE)

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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

Sponsors 49

Prime sponsors

Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Behnke, Billings, DeSanto, Dittrich, Donovan, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hong, Hurd, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Neubauer, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Rodriguez, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Udell, Vos, Wittke

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 Rules, Assembly State Affairs, Senate Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 22

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 19, 2026	Senate	Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
February 11, 2026	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
February 10, 2026	Assembly	Fiscal estimate received
February 10, 2026	Senate	Received from Assembly
February 10, 2026	Assembly	Ordered immediately messaged
February 10, 2026	Assembly	Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0
February 10, 2026	Assembly	Representatives Moore Omokunde, Sheehan and Vining added as coauthors
February 10, 2026	Assembly	Rules suspended
February 10, 2026	Assembly	Ordered to a third reading
February 10, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
February 10, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer
February 10, 2026	Assembly	Read a second time
February 5, 2026	Assembly	Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules
February 4, 2026	Assembly	Referred to committee on Rules
February 4, 2026	Assembly	Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
February 4, 2026	Assembly	Representative Tranel added as a coauthor
February 3, 2026	Assembly	Executive action taken
February 3, 2026	Assembly	Public hearing held
February 2, 2026	Assembly	Representatives Rivera-Wagner, Palmeri and DeSmidt added as coauthors
January 30, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
January 30, 2026	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Neubauer, Vos, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Behnke, Billings, Dittrich, Donovan, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Hong, Hurd, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Mayadev, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Rodriguez, Roe, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Udell, Wittke, Madison, Kaufert, Sinicki and DeSanto

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.