Bill > AB50

This bill is a comprehensive budget bill for Wisconsin's 2025-2027 fiscal biennium that covers a wide range of policy areas and appropriations. Here's a summary of key provisions: The bill makes significant changes across multiple areas of state government, including: Agriculture: Provides grants for biodigester operators, dairy agriculture resilience, farm-to-school programs, and supports for agricultural producers. Creates new programs like a transition to grass pilot program and value-added agricultural practices support. Economic Development: Expands workforce housing initiatives, creates grants for small businesses, provides support for main street revitalization, and increases funding for various economic development programs. Education: Increases per-pupil aid, expands special education funding, creates new grants for school mental health services, computer science education, and financial literacy. Modifies parental choice and special needs scholarship programs. Healthcare: Expands Medicaid coverage, extends postpartum medical assistance, creates a Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board, and provides various health-related grants. Elections: Facilitates voter registration, creates an Office of Election Transparency and Compliance, modifies special election procedures, and establishes a voter bill of rights. Workforce and Employment: Expands paid family and medical leave, increases minimum wage study, creates new worker protections, and modifies various employment regulations. Marijuana: Legalizes marijuana possession for adults, creates a regulatory framework for sales, and establishes provisions for medical marijuana. The bill also includes numerous appropriations, tax changes, bonding authorizations, and policy modifications across state government. It represents a comprehensive approach to budgeting and policy-making for Wisconsin for the 2025-2027 fiscal period.

Budget and Finance

Finance (Joint)

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab50