Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 3 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 173 — Relating to: creating a rural creative economy development grant program. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced April 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 25 sponsors

    1 primary, 24 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

An Act to create 238.137 of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  3. Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  4. Senator Cabral-Guevara added as a coauthor

  5. Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  6. Fiscal estimate received

  7. Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  8. Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Housing, Rural Issues and Forestry

  9. Introduced by Senators Quinn, Testin, Pfaff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Kitchens, Anderson, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Green, Gundrum, Hong, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Johnson, Kreibich, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Palmeri, Steffen, Tranel and Tusler

Sponsors

  • Novak · Cosponsor
  • Kitchens · Cosponsor
  • Armstrong · Cosponsor
  • Bare · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Billings · Cosponsor
  • Green · Cosponsor
  • Gundrum · Cosponsor
  • Hong · Cosponsor
  • B. Jacobson · Cosponsor
  • J. Jacobson · Cosponsor
  • Kreibich · Cosponsor
  • Miresse · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • O'Connor · Cosponsor
  • Palmeri · Cosponsor
  • Steffen · Cosponsor
  • Tranel · Cosponsor
  • Tusler · Cosponsor
  • Romaine Quinn · Primary
  • Patrick Testin · Cosponsor
  • Brad Pfaff · Cosponsor
  • Mark Spreitzer · Cosponsor
  • J ANDERSON · Cosponsor
  • LaTonya Johnson · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 107 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (24)

Not signed on (107)

107 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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Subjects

labor agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 173 do?
An Act to create 238.137 of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 173?
SB 173 is sponsored by Novak, Kitchens, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Green, Gundrum, Hong, B. Jacobson, J. Jacobson, Kreibich, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Palmeri, Steffen, Tranel, Tusler, Quinn, Romaine (Republican), Testin, Patrick (Republican), Pfaff, Brad (Democrat), Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), ANDERSON, J, and Johnson, LaTonya (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 173?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced April 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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