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WI SB605
Bill
Status
10/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Smith
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AI Summary
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Creates emergency rental assistance program with $10,000,000 for 2025-27 biennium for households earning up to 80% of county median income who have suffered economic hardship, and increases homeless housing grants by $5,000,000
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Appropriates $43,000,000 annually to Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation for indigent civil legal services, and increases TANF-funded legal services grant from $500,000 to $4,500,000 per fiscal year for eviction, domestic abuse, and related matters
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Allocates $200,000,000 for forgivable loans to replace lead service lines, increases Lead-Safe Homes Program funding by $28,400,000, and resumes Windows Plus lead exposure program for pre-1950 homes
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Expands workforce programs including $1,000,000 annually for Expanded Transform Milwaukee Jobs program, $500,000 annually for job services pilot for housing voucher recipients, and increases Transitional Jobs funding by $1,000,000 per year outside Milwaukee County
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Increases urban mass transit aid for areas under 50,000 population from $5,398,600 to $9,800,600 (2026) and $10,192,600 (2027+), creates $10,000,000 annual Internet assistance program for low-income individuals, and requires annual reports on homeless children and worst-case housing needs
Legislative Description
Housing and homelessness; emergency rental assistance program; indigent civil legal services; workforce development; community action agencies; poverty reports; mental health; economic security; reimbursement for nonemergency medical transportation services; urban mass transit aid; lead exposure and abatement services; lead service line replacement; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE)
Last Action
Fiscal estimate received
2/13/2026