Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 5 R cosponsors

SB 609 — Relating to: a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments. (FE)

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

  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 November 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Advancing 38% · 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.

  • 27 sponsors

    1 primary, 26 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to create 45.49 of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

48 added · 14 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Senate Bill 609 adjusts how state matching grant payments for organizations serving homeless veterans will be determined. Instead of a fixed $25 per day per veteran, the grants will now be calculated based on the actual costs incurred by the organizations, with a cap of up to $25 per day. This change allows for more flexibility and ensures that the total funding does not reduce the federal per diem amount these organizations can receive. This matters because it makes the program more responsive to the needs of organizations and veterans, potentially resulting in better care for those in need.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0638/1 MJW:cdc SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 609 November 25, 2025 - Offered by SenatoIMBERGER.
CORRECTED COPY - 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-5232/1 MJW:klm SENATE BILL 609 November 6, 2025 - Introduced by SenatoIMBERGER, AMES, QUINN, TAFSHOLT and T OMCZYK, cosponsored by Representatives RANKLIN, MOSES, H URD, ARMSTRONG , B EHNKE, BRILL, DITTRICH, DONOVAN , G OEBEN, GREEN , B.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
JACOBSON , KAUFERT , KNODL , O'CONNOR, P ENTERMAN , SNYDER, SPIROS, TUCKER , WICHGERS, URSAU and STEFFEN .
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Referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families.
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A N A CT to create 45.49 of the statutes;
delete “$25” and substitute “up to $25”.
relating to:
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a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments.
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Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current federal law, the federal Department of Veterans Affairs awards per diem payments to eligible organizations that furnish services to homeless veterans in an amount of up to $82.73 per day per veteran housed.
delete “that equals $25” and substitute “calculated based on the cost incurred”.
This bill creates a state matching grant program to provide state matching per diem payments to organizations that, on the date of their grant application, have been awarded federal per diem payments for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Under the bill, the state Department of Veterans Affairs may approve grants of $25 per day per veteran that may be housed, and must pay the grant awards on a quarterly basis in an amount that equals $25 per day per veteran housed by the eligible entity in the previous quarter.
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For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
after “quarter.” insert “The grant amount to be paid under this paragraph shall be the highest amount possible that will not reduce the full federal per diem amount that the eligible entity is entitled to receive, based on the entity’s per day per veteran cost of care, up to $25 per day per veteran.”.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
END )
SECTION 1.
45.49 of the statutes is created to read:
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5232/1 MJW:klm SENATE BILL 609 SECTION 1 45.49 State matching grants for recipients of federal per diem payments.
(1) D EFINITIO.
In this section, “eligible entity” means an eligible entity under 38 USC 2011 (d) other than the state that, on the date of application under this section, has been awarded per diem payments under 38 USC 2012 (a) for the upcoming fiscal year.
(2) M ATCHING PER DIEM PAYMENTS .
(a) The department may award state matching grants to eligible entities, in the order in which the applications are received, for services that qualify for federal per diem payments under 38 USC 2012.
(b) The department shall take applications for grants under this section on an annual basis, and may approve grants of $25 per day per veteran that the eligible entity is capable of housing, for up to 365 days per year.
(c) The department shall pay grants awarded to eligible entities under par.
(b) on a quarterly basis in an amount that equals $25 per day per veteran housed by the eligible entity in the previous quarter.
(END)
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  4. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  5. Executive action taken

  6. Public hearing held

  7. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wimberger

  8. Representatives Stubbs and Ortiz-Velez added as cosponsors

  9. Fiscal estimate received

  10. Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  11. Introduced by Senators Wimberger, James, Quinn, Stafsholt and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Franklin, Moses, Hurd, Summerfield, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Knodl, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder, Spiros, Tucker, Wichgers, Mursau and Steffen

Sponsors

  • Franklin · Cosponsor
  • Moses · Cosponsor
  • Hurd · Cosponsor
  • Summerfield · Cosponsor
  • Armstrong · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Brill · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Donovan · Cosponsor
  • Goeben · Cosponsor
  • Green · Cosponsor
  • B. Jacobson · Cosponsor
  • Kaufert · Cosponsor
  • Knodl · Cosponsor
  • O'Connor · Cosponsor
  • Penterman · Cosponsor
  • Snyder · Cosponsor
  • Spiros · Cosponsor
  • Tucker · Cosponsor
  • Wichgers · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • Steffen · Cosponsor
  • Eric Wimberger · Primary
  • Jesse James · Cosponsor
  • Romaine Quinn · Cosponsor
  • Rob Stafsholt · Cosponsor
  • Cory Tomczyk · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 26 co-sponsors · 105 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (26)

  • Franklin
  • Moses
  • Hurd
  • Summerfield
  • Armstrong
  • Behnke
  • Brill
  • Dittrich
  • Donovan
  • Goeben
  • Green
  • B. Jacobson
  • Kaufert
  • Knodl
  • O'Connor
  • Penterman
  • Snyder
  • Spiros
  • Tucker
  • Wichgers
  • Mursau
  • Steffen
  • James, Jesse Republican
  • Quinn, Romaine Republican
  • Stafsholt, Rob Republican
  • Tomczyk, Cory Republican

Not signed on (105)

105 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 609 do?
An Act to create 45.49 of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 609?
SB 609 is sponsored by Franklin, Moses, Hurd, Summerfield, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Knodl, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder, Spiros, Tucker, Wichgers, Mursau, Steffen, Wimberger, Eric (Republican), James, Jesse (Republican), Quinn, Romaine (Republican), Stafsholt, Rob (Republican), and Tomczyk, Cory (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 609?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced November 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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