Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly Bipartisan · 10 D · 8 R cosponsors

AB 973 — Relating to: grants for economic support specialists and making an appropriation. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced January 30, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 19 sponsors

    1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 D · 8 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to repeal 20.435 (7) (f); to create 20.435 (7) (f) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

49 added · 52 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Assembly Bill 973 include the addition of a requirement for grant recipients to submit a report one year after receiving funding, detailing the effectiveness of the grants. The bill now also specifies that the Department of Health Services (DHS) will award six of the ten grants to a balanced mix of two rural, two suburban, and two urban counties. This matters because it ensures that communities of different sizes and needs are represented and that the impact of the funding can be evaluated, providing accountability for how the grants are used.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBs0390/1 KMS:ajk ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 973 February 18, 2026 - Offered by Representative N OVAK .
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-6022/1 KMS:ajk ASSEMBLY BILL 973 January 30, 2026 - Introduced by Representatives N OVAK , DOYLE , GUNDRUM , SNYDER , MCC ARVILLE, ARMSTRONG , EHNKE , DE SMIDT, FITZGERALD , OERS , KNODL , MURSAU , O'CONNOR , RTIZ-VELEZ, ROE, INICKI, UBECK and TAYLOR , cosponsored by Senator AMES .
Referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.
grants for economic support specialists.
grants for economic support specialists and making an appropriation.
The bill provides $1,000,000 for the grants.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRBs0390/1 KMS:ajk SECTION 1 S ECTION 1.
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-6022/1 KMS:ajk ASSEMBLY BILL 973 SECTION 1 S ECTION 1.
2025-26 2026-27 20.435 Health services, department of (7) D ISABILITY AND ELDER SERVICES (f) Economic support specialist grants GPR C -0- -0- S ECTION 2.
2025-26 2026-27 20.435 Health services, department of (7) D ISABILITY AND ELDER SERVICES (f) Economic support specialist grants GPR C 1,000,000 -0- S ECTION 2.
(a) In this subsection:
(a) In this subsection, “resource center” has the meaning given in s.
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“Economic support specialist” means an individual who performs economic support tasks essential to the delivery of services and administration of programs, explains the requirements and benefits of public assistance programs to an individual who contacts a resource center, conducts interviews to determine an individual’s eligibility for public assistance, and refers an individual who contacts a resource center to other agencies for services when appropriate.
2.
“Resource center” has the meaning given in s.
20.435 (7) (f), the department of health - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRBs0390/1 KMS:ajk SECTION 4 services shall award grants to 10 counties to fund an economic support specialist position in the resource center that serves the county.
20.435 (7) (f), the department of health services shall award grants to 10 counties to fund an economic support specialist position in the resource center that serves the county.
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- 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-6022/1 KMS:ajk ASSEMBLY BILL 973 SECTION 4 2.
SECTION 5.
S ECTION 5.
- 2026 Legislature - 4 - LRBs0390/1 KMS:ajk SECTION 5 (1) The repeal of s.
(1) The repeal of s.
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This bill establishes grants for funding economic support specialist positions in county aging and disability resource centers.

  • 20.435 (7) (f)

    Economic support specialist grants. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants to fund economic support specialist positions under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 4 (1) (b) and (c).

    This creates a new grant program for funding economic support specialists in resource centers.

  • 20.435 (7) (f)

    Economic support specialist grants.

    This repeals the newly created grant program after a specified period.

Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  4. Executive action taken

  5. Fiscal estimate received

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

  7. Received from Assembly

  8. Ordered immediately messaged

  9. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0

  10. Rules suspended

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  13. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Novak

  14. Read a second time

  15. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer

  16. Made a special order of business at 1:39 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13

  17. Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor

  18. Representatives Miresse and Anderson added as coauthors

  19. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

  20. Representative Madison added as a coauthor

  21. Referred to committee on Rules

  22. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  23. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  24. Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  25. Executive action taken

  26. Representative Johnson added as a coauthor

  27. Public hearing held

  28. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  29. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak

  30. Representatives Palmeri and Clancy added as coauthors

  31. Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care

  32. Introduced by Representatives Novak, Doyle, Gundrum, Snyder, McCarville, Armstrong, Behnke, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Joers, Knodl, Mursau, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Roe, Sinicki, Subeck and Taylor; cosponsored by Senator James

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Read a third time and passed

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53000
Democrat 41002
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 97002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Yea
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Yea
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Arney, Margaret Democrat Yea
Bare, Mike Democrat Yea
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Brown, Brienne Democrat Yea
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Yea
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Yea
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Yea
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Yea
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Yea
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Not Voting
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hong, Francesca Democrat Yea
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Yea
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Yea
Joers, Alex Democrat Yea
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Yea
Madison, Darrin Democrat Yea
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Yea
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Yea
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Yea
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Yea
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Yea
Phelps, Christian Democrat Yea
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Yea
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Yea
Roe, Ann Democrat Yea
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Yea
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Yea
Stroud, Angela Democrat Yea
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Yea
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Yea
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Yea
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Yea
Udell, Randy Democrat Yea
Vining, Robyn Democrat Not Voting
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
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 973 do?
An Act to repeal 20.435 (7) (f); to create 20.435 (7) (f) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 973?
AB 973 is sponsored by James, Novak, Todd (Republican), Doyle, Steve (Democrat), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Snyder, Patrick (Republican), McCarville, Maureen (Democrat), Armstrong, David (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), DeSmidt, Ben (Democrat), Fitzgerald, Joan (Democrat), Joers, Alex (Democrat), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia (Democrat), Roe, Ann (Democrat), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), and Taylor, Sequanna (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 973?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced January 30, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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