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2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Senate Bill 45

An Act; Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)

Status: S - Enacted into law

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
7/3/2025 Sen.Published 7-3-2025 
7/2/2025 Asm.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 59, Noes 39212
7/2/2025 Sen.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 14 

History

Date / House Action Journal
2/18/2025 Sen.Introduced by Joint Committee on Finance, by request of Governor Tony Evers62
2/18/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance62
4/1/2025 Sen.Agency briefing held 
4/2/2025 Sen.Public hearing held 
4/4/2025 Sen.Public hearing held 
4/28/2025 Sen.Public hearing held 
4/29/2025 Sen.Public hearing held 
5/8/2025 Sen.Executive action taken 
5/8/2025 Sen.Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance189
5/29/2025 Sen.Executive action taken 
6/5/2025 Sen.Executive action taken 
6/10/2025 Sen.Executive action taken 
6/12/2025 Sen.Executive action taken 
6/17/2025 Sen.Executive action taken 
6/27/2025 Sen.Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested 
6/27/2025 Sen.Report of Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems requested 
6/27/2025 Sen.Executive action taken 
7/1/2025 Sen.Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received 
7/1/2025 Sen.Report of Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems received 
7/1/2025 Sen.Executive action taken 
7/1/2025 Sen.Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Joint Committee on Finance 
7/1/2025 Sen.Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4 
7/1/2025 Sen.Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4 
7/1/2025 Sen.Available for scheduling 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 5 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 6 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 7 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 8 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 9 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 10 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, Roys, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 11 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 12 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 13 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 14 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff and Ratcliff 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 15 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 16 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 17 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Roys, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim, Wall, Ratcliff, Smith, Spreitzer, Pfaff, Drake, L. Johnson and Larson 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 18 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Roys, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim, Wall, Ratcliff, Smith, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Pfaff, Drake, L. Johnson and Larson 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 19 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 20 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 21 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, Roys, L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 22 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 23 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 24 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 25 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall 
7/2/2025 Sen.Read a second time 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 5 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 6 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 7 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 8 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 9 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 10 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 16 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 11 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 12 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 26 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senator LeMahieu 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 13 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 14 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 15 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 16 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 17 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 18 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 19 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 20 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 21 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 22 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 23 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 24 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 25 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Amendment 26 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 adopted, Ayes 20, Noes 13 
7/2/2025 Sen.Senate Substitute Amendment 2 adopted, Ayes 19, Noes 14 
7/2/2025 Sen.Ordered to a third reading 
7/2/2025 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading 
7/2/2025 Sen.Move to call the question, Ayes 22, Noes 11 
7/2/2025 Sen.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 14 
7/2/2025 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged 
7/2/2025 Asm.Received from Senate212
7/2/2025 Asm.Read212
7/2/2025 Asm.Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up212
7/2/2025 Asm.Read a second time212
7/2/2025 Asm.Ordered to a third reading212
7/2/2025 Asm.Rules suspended212
7/2/2025 Asm.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 59, Noes 39212
7/2/2025 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged213
7/3/2025 Sen.Received from Assembly concurred in 
7/3/2025 Sen.Report correctly enrolled 
7/3/2025 Sen.Report approved by the Governor with partial veto on 7-3-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 
7/3/2025 Sen.Published 7-3-2025 
 
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