Ben Franklin
- Republican
- Representative
- District 88
Primary
Received from Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
Read a second time
Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs added as coauthors
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sinicki
Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken
Decision of the Chair appealed
Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 55, Noes 43
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0
Ordered immediately messaged
Referred to committee on Rules
Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
Executive action taken
Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 12, Noes 0
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Sinicki, Brown, McCarville and Tenorio
Fiscal estimate received
Public hearing held
Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Moses, Hurd, Summerfield, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Knodl, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder, Spiros, Tucker, Wichgers and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, James, Quinn, Stafsholt and Tomczyk
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| Bill Text | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
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| 2025 Senate Bill 608 | HTML |
| Wisconsin Ethics Commission information | HTML |
| LC Bill Hearing Materials | HTML |
| AB596 ROCP for Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs On 11/13/2025 | HTML |
| AB596: Fiscal Estimate From DVA | |
| Amendment Histories | HTML |
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