2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB159: Creating a rural creative economy development grant program. (FE)
Legislative Summary
An Act to create 238.137 of the statutes; Relating to: creating a rural creative economy development grant program. (FE)
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Bill History
4/2/2025
Introduced
State Assembly
4/2/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Rural Development
State Assembly
4/10/2025
Fiscal estimate received
State Assembly
4/10/2025
Representative Udell added as a coauthor
State Assembly
4/30/2025
Representative McCarville added as a coauthor
State Assembly
5/6/2025
Senator Cabral-Guevara added as a cosponsor
State Assembly
5/13/2025
Representative Joers added as a coauthor
State Assembly
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/2/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Committee
Rural Development(State Assembly)
Sponsors
Republican: 15
Democrat: 10
Primary Sponsor
Todd Novak
Republican
Co-Sponsors (24)
Joel Kitchens
Republican
Clinton Anderson
Democrat
David Armstrong
Republican
Mike Bare
Democrat
Elijah Behnke
Republican
Jill Billings
Democrat
Chanz Green
Republican
Rick Gundrum
Republican
Francesca Hong
Democrat
Brent Jacobson
Republican
Jenna Jacobson
Democrat
Tara Johnson
Democrat
Rob Kreibich
Republican
Vinnie Miresse
Democrat
Jeffrey Mursau
Republican
Jerry O'Connor
Republican
Lori Palmeri
Democrat
David Steffen
Republican
Travis Tranel
Republican
Ron Tusler
Republican
Romaine Quinn
Republican
Patrick Testin
Republican
Brad Pfaff
Democrat
Mark Spreitzer
Democrat