Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 14 R cosponsors

AB 165 — Relating to: local guaranteed income programs.

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced April 08, 2025. It awaits signature.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on December 05, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (14 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to create 66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

16 added · 34 removed

Plain-language change summary

The proposed changes to Assembly Bill 165 clarify what constitutes a "guaranteed income program" in Wisconsin. The bill now specifies that such programs provide regular cash payments to individuals without requiring work or training. Additionally, it prohibits local governments from using their funds, including tax revenue, to support these programs. This shift is significant because it outlines the scope of guaranteed income initiatives and restricts local financial involvement, which could influence how such programs are implemented in the state.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-1549/1 EVM:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 165 April 8, 2025 - Introduced by RepresentativesIWOWARCZYK , MAXEY , ALLEN, B EHNKE, BROOKS , DITTRICH, DUCHOW , G REEN, B.
Date of enactment:
JACOBSON , KREIBICH, M URPHY, O'CONNOR , ENTERMAN and W ICHGERS, cosponsored by Senators N ASSand W ANGGAARD .
Assembly Bill 165 Date of publication*:
Referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform.
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes;
A N A CT to create 66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes;
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill prohibits a political subdivision from expending moneys of the political subdivision for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a guaranteed income program.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- does not include a program under which an individual is ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
“Guaranteed income program” is defined under the bill to mean a program under which individuals are provided with regular periodic cash payments that are unearned and that may be used for any purpose.
required to perform work or attend training.
Programs under which an individual is required to perform work or attend training are not “guaranteed income programs” under the bill.
S ECTION 1.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes is created b.
SECTION 1.
“Political subdivision” means a city, village, to read:
66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
town, or county.
In this paragraph:
In 2.
a.
No political subdivision may expend moneys of this paragraph:
“Guaranteed income program” means a program under which individuals are provided with regular periodic cash payments that are unearned and that may - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1549/1 EVM:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 165 S ECTION 1 be used for any purpose.
the political subdivision, including shared revenue pay- a.
“Guaranteed income program” does not include a program under which an individual is required to perform work or attend training.
“Guaranteed income program” means a program ments under subch.
b.
“Political subdivision” means a city, village, town, or county.
2.
No political subdivision may expend moneys of the political subdivision, including shared revenue payments under subch.
79, moneys raised by levying taxes, or fee revenues, for the purpose of making payments to individuals under a guaranteed income program.
79, moneys raised by levying under which individuals are provided with regular peri- taxes, or fee revenues, for the purpose of making pay- odic cash payments that are unearned and that may be ments to individuals under a guaranteed income used for any purpose.
END )
“Guaranteed income program” program.
* Section 991.11,ISCONSINSTATUTES :
Effective date of acts.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the gov- ernor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-5-2025

  4. Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Available for scheduling

  14. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. Executive action taken

  16. Public hearing held

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government

  18. Received from Assembly

  19. Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 42, Paired 2

  21. Rules suspended

  22. Ordered to a third reading

  23. Read a second time

  24. Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules

  25. Referred to committee on Rules

  26. Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2

  27. Executive action taken

  28. Public hearing held

  29. Representative Goeben added as a coauthor

  30. Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

  31. Introduced by Representatives Piwowarczyk, Maxey, Allen, Behnke, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Green, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Nass and Wanggaard

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1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on · 53 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (15)

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Read a third time and concurred in

Passed 18 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 01200
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 181500
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Nay
HABUSH SINYKIN — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wall, Jamie Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Read a third time and passed

Passed 53 Yea · 42 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 52000
Democrat 04101
Unaffiliated 1101
Total 534202
% of votes cast 55%43%0%2%
How each member voted (97)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Not Voting
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Not Voting
Arney, Margaret Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Brown, Brienne Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Nay
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Nay
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Nay
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Nay
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Nay
Stroud, Angela Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Nay
Udell, Randy Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 165 do?
An Act to create 66.0601 (1) (d) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 165?
AB 165 is sponsored by Nass, Wanggaard, Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Maxey, Dave (Republican), Allen, Scott (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Green, Chanz (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), and Wichgers, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 165?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced April 08, 2025. It awaits signature.
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