Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 4 D cosponsors

SB 707 — Relating to: replacing the expenditure restraint incentive program with a municipality payment program and making an appropriation. (FE)

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

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced December 02, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

An Act to amend 20.835 (1) (s), 25.491 (3), 79.015, 79.02 (2) (b) and 79.02 (3); to create 79.05 (8) and 79.06 of the statutes;

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill replaces the expenditure restraint incentive program with a municipality payment program starting in 2027.

  • 20.835 (1) (s)

    Expenditure restraint incentive program account. → Municipality payment program account.

    Renames the expenditure restraint incentive program account to the municipality payment program account.

  • 25.491 (3)

    expenditure restraint incentive → municipality payment program

    Changes the designation of the account in the local government fund from expenditure restraint incentive to municipality payment program.

  • 79.015

    79.05 → 79.05 79.06

    Updates the list of statutes for which the department of revenue provides estimated payment statements to include the new municipality payment program.

  • 79.02 (2) (b)

    79.05 → 79.05 79.06

    Revises the payment calculation to municipalities to reflect the changes regarding the municipality payment program.

  • 79.02 (3)

    79.05 → 79.05 79.06

    Updates the December payment calculation to municipalities to include the new municipality payment program.

  • 79.05 (8)

    Notwithstanding subs. (2) and (3), beginning in 2027, no payments shall be made under this section.

    Establishes that no payments will be made under the expenditure restraint incentive program starting in 2027.

  • 79.06

    Municipality payment program. For the distribution in 2027 and in subsequent years, each municipality that received a payment under s. 79.05 in 2024, 2025, or 2026 shall receive in each year a payment under this section equal to the amount it received under s. 79.05 in 2024, 2025, or 2026, whichever is greatest.

    Creates the municipality payment program that provides continuous payments to municipalities based on previous amounts received.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Fiscal estimate received

  3. Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  4. Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  5. Introduced by Senators Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Ratcliff and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Anderson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Palmeri, Prado, Roe, Stroud, Stubbs and Subeck

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (119)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 707 do?
An Act to amend 20.835 (1) (s), 25.491 (3), 79.015, 79.02 (2) (b) and 79.02 (3); to create 79.05 (8) and 79.06 of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 707?
SB 707 is sponsored by Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Palmeri, Prado, Roe, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), Dassler-Alfheim, Kristin (Democrat), Ratcliff, Melissa (Democrat), Roys, Kelda (Democrat), and ANDERSON, J.
What is the current status of SB 707?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced December 02, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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