Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 5 D cosponsors

SB 1183 — Relating to: creating a Civic Information Consortium Board and a grant program administered by a nonprofit corporation to support local journalism and media projects and making an appropriation. (FE)

Last action — Fiscal estimate received

  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 March 19, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

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Summary

An Act to create 15.915 (3), 20.290 and 36.70 of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Fiscal estimate received

  2. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  3. Read first time and referred to Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

  4. Introduced by Senators Spreitzer, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Johnson, Emerson, Brown, Anderson, Clancy, McCarville, Palmeri, Sinicki, Udell and Stubbs

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1183 do?
An Act to create 15.915 (3), 20.290 and 36.70 of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 1183?
SB 1183 is sponsored by Ratcliff, Melissa (Democrat), Johnson, LaTonya (Democrat), Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), Pfaff, Brad (Democrat), Roys, Kelda (Democrat), Emerson, Brown, Clancy, McCarville, Palmeri, Sinicki, Udell, Stubbs, and ANDERSON, J.
What is the current status of SB 1183?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced March 19, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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