WisconsinBill would bar local governments from funding guaranteed income payments
If enacted, Wisconsin cities, villages, towns, and counties could not use local taxes, shared revenue, or fees to make unrestricted cash payments.
What it does
Cities, villages, towns, and counties would be barred from using taxes, shared state revenue, or fees to make regular cash payments that people could spend freely.
Argument forThe restriction could keep local taxes, shared state revenue, and fees from funding unrestricted cash payments to individuals.
Argument againstLocal governments might lose the ability to use their own money for cash-assistance programs tailored to local needs.
More detail
Cities, villages, towns, and counties would be barred from using their money to make guaranteed income payments. The restriction covers payments from local taxes, shared state revenue, fee revenue, and other local government money. A guaranteed income program would provide people with regular cash payments that they did not earn and could use for any purpose. The definition would not include a program that requires participants to work or attend training. No effective date is stated, and the proposal did not take effect after failing over the Governor's objections.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 13Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82Latest
- May 12Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- 2025
- Dec 5Report vetoed by the Governor Tony Evers on 12-5-2025Major
- Dec 4Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025To Governor
- Nov 19Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025Minor
- Nov 19Received from Senate concurred inMinor
- Nov 18Ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded CONCURRENCE. Result: pass.Upper
- Nov 18Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15Passed Senate
- Nov 18Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Nov 18Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Nov 18Read a second timeMinor
- Nov 14Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Nov 10Available for scheduling
- Vote recorded Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2. Result: pass.Upper
- Nov 10Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2Minor
- Nov 10Executive action taken
- Nov 5Public hearing held
- Apr 24Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local GovernmentMinor
- Apr 23Received from AssemblyMinor
- Apr 22Ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 22Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 42, Paired 2Passed Assembly
- Apr 22Rules suspended
- Apr 22Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Apr 22Read a second timeMinor
- Apr 17Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 by Committee on Rules
- Apr 15Referred to committee on RulesMinor
- Vote recorded Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 15Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2Minor
- Apr 15Executive action taken
- Apr 10Public hearing held
- Apr 9Representative Goeben added as a coauthor
- Apr 8Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit ReformMinor
- Apr 8Introduced by Representatives Piwowarczyk, Maxey, Allen, Behnke, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Green, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Nass and WanggaardIntroduced
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