AB 565 - Wisconsin Assembly (2025) - Relating to: qualified new business venture eligibility. (FE) - Bill Sponsor

Wisconsin Assembly Bill 565

Session 2025

Relating to: qualified new business venture eligibility. (FE)

Active

Passed Assembly on Feb 10, 2026

Sponsors

First Action

Oct 24, 2025

Latest Action

Feb 11, 2026

Origin Chamber

Assembly

Type

Bill

Bill Number

565

State

Wisconsin

Session

2025

Sponsorship by Party

Primary

David B. Armstrong

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Primary

Russell Goodwin

Primary

Shannon Zimmerman

Primary

Assembly Votes (2)

Motion Text

PASSAGE

Assembly Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Alex A. Dallman

Yes

Yes

Amaad Rivera-Wagner

Yes

Amanda Nedweski

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Angelito Tenorio

No

Yes

Barbara Dittrich

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Calvin T. Callahan

Yes

Yes

Christian Phelps

No

Christine Sinicki

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Clinton Anderson

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

David B. Armstrong

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Jessie Rodriguez

Yes

Yes

Jim Piwowarczyk

Yes

Joan Fitzgerald

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

JOHNSON

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Maureen McCarville

Yes

Yes

Nancy VanderMeer

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Priscilla Prado

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rob Summerfield

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Sequanna Taylor

Yes

Shae A. Sortwell

Yes

Yes

SPEAKER

Yes

Supreme Moore Omokunde

Yes

Sylvia Ortiz-Velez

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Treig Pronschinske

Yes

Yes

Yes

William Penterman

Yes

Summary

Unavailable

Text (1)

Bill Text

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB565

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB565.pdf

Documents (5)

AB565: Fiscal Estimate From WEDC

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab565/ab565_wedc.pdf

AB565 ROCP for Committee on State Affairs On 12/17/2025

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/state_affairs/1955872

LC Bill Hearing Materials

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcbillhearingtestimonyandmaterials/2025/REG/AB565

Wisconsin Ethics Commission information

https://lobbying.wi.gov/What/BillInformation/2025REG/BillKey/REGAB565

2025 Senate Bill 564

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/sb564

Actions (18)

Show Only Major Actions

02/11/2026

Senate

Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance

02/10/2026

Senate

Received from Assembly

02/10/2026

Assembly

Ordered immediately messaged

02/10/2026

Assembly

Representative Anderson added as a coauthor

02/10/2026

Assembly

Read a third time and passed, Ayes 89, Noes 7

02/10/2026

Assembly

Rules suspended

02/10/2026

Assembly

Ordered to a third reading

02/10/2026

Assembly

Read a second time

02/05/2026

Assembly

Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules

12/17/2025

Assembly

Referred to committee on Rules

12/17/2025

Assembly

Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

12/12/2025

Assembly

Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

12/03/2025

Assembly

Executive action taken

11/21/2025

Assembly

Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

11/20/2025

Assembly

Public hearing held

10/30/2025

Assembly

Fiscal estimate received

10/24/2025

Assembly

Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

10/24/2025

Assembly

Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Zimmerman, Armstrong, Goodwin, Kreibich, Moses, Mursau, O'Connor and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Feyen, Pfaff and Spreitzer

Sources

WI Legislature

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab565

Open States

https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB565/

Record Created

Nov 7, 2025 6:55:41 PM

Record Updated

Feb 15, 2026 5:18:04 PM