Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin AB 253
Relating to: independence accounts. (FE)
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Behnke (Republican)
- Wichgers (Republican)
- Subeck (Democratic)
- Mursau (Republican)
- Murphy (Republican)
- Knodl (Republican)
- Allen (Republican)
- Kaufert (Republican)
- Brooks (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Apr 9, 2026): Published 4-9-2026
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 Senate | Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Sep 15, 2025 House | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
| Sep 15, 2025 House | Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
Actions
- Apr 9, 2026 · House
Published 4-9-2026 - Apr 9, 2026 · House
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 225 - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 - Mar 25, 2026 · House
Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026 - Mar 19, 2026 · House
Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Received from Senate concurred in - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Senator Smith added as a cosponsor - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Read a second time - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) - Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling - Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization - Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Ordered immediately messaged - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Read a third time and passed - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Rules suspended - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Ordered to a third reading - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Representative Vining added as a coauthor - Jan 20, 2026 · House
Read a second time - Jan 16, 2026 · House
Representatives Madison and Clancy added as coauthors - Jan 14, 2026 · House
Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules - Sep 15, 2025 · House
Referred to committee on Rules - Sep 15, 2025 · House
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0 - Sep 15, 2025 · House
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 14, Noes 0 - Sep 9, 2025 · House
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor - Sep 3, 2025 · House
Representatives Palmeri and Stubbs added as coauthors - Sep 3, 2025 · House
Executive action taken - Aug 27, 2025 · House
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Brooks - Jul 14, 2025 · House
Fiscal estimate received - Jun 25, 2025 · House
Public hearing held - Jun 24, 2025 · House
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor - May 8, 2025 · House
Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care - May 8, 2025 · House
Introduced by Representatives Brooks, Kaufert, Allen, Knodl, Murphy, Mursau, Subeck, Wichgers and Behnke; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Feyen