---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 45"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 45 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 102
vote_count: 32
first_action: "2025-02-18T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2026-05-13T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa89e764-e305-4a45-92f5-038388d055b0"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb45"
source_hash: "abbb5ba49285f6fd6501f9b22a204b6e5a90b36eab1236d3a07b803e8eb9ba79"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin SB 45 (2025) — Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB45)
2. **Senate Amendment 26** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB45-SSA2-SA26)
3. **Senate Substitute Amendment 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB45-SSA2)

## Votes

- Senate Amendment 12 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- CALL THE QUESTION — **22–11** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **19–14** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 21 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 20 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 23 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 24 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 25 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 26 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 adopted, Ayes 20, Noes 13 — **20–13** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 13 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Substitute Amendment 2 adopted, Ayes 19, Noes 14 — **19–14** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 18 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 15 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 17 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 16 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 22 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 14 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 19 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4 — **12–4** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 5 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 6 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 9 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 7 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 11 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 10 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 16 — **17–16** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 8 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4 — **12–4** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 — **18–15** (pass) · upper
- CONCURRENCE — **59–39** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Joint Committee on Finance, by request of Governor Tony Evers `introduction`
- **2025-02-18T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01T05:00:00+00:00** Agency briefing held
- **2025-04-02T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2025-04-04T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2025-04-28T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2025-04-29T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2025-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2025-05-08T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Joint Committee on Finance
- **2025-05-29T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2025-06-05T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2025-06-10T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2025-06-12T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2025-06-17T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2025-06-27T05:00:00+00:00** Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested
- **2025-06-27T05:00:00+00:00** Report of Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems requested
- **2025-06-27T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2025-07-01T05:00:00+00:00** Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received `receipt`
- **2025-07-01T05:00:00+00:00** Report of Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems received `receipt`
- **2025-07-01T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2025-07-01T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Joint Committee on Finance
- **2025-07-01T05:00:00+00:00** Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4 `amendment-passage`
- **2025-07-01T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-07-01T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** 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
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 5 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 6 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 7 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 8 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 9 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 10 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 17, Noes 16
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 11 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 12 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 26 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senator LeMahieu
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 13 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 `deferral`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 14 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 `deferral`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 15 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 `deferral`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 16 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 `deferral`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 17 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 `deferral`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 18 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 `deferral`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 19 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 `deferral`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 20 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 `deferral`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 21 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 `deferral`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 22 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 `deferral`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 23 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 `deferral`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 24 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 `deferral`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 25 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 18, Noes 15 `deferral`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Amendment 26 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 adopted, Ayes 20, Noes 13 `amendment-passage`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senate Substitute Amendment 2 adopted, Ayes 19, Noes 14 `amendment-passage`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time `reading-3`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Move to call the question, Ayes 22, Noes 11
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Passed, Ayes 19, Noes 14
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 59, Noes 39 `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-07-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2025-07-03T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2025-07-03T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Senate Amendment 26 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2)
- **2025-07-03T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Senate Substitute Amendment 2)
- **2025-07-03T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-07-03T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 7-3-2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-07-03T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor with partial veto on 7-3-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 `executive-veto-line-item`
- **2025-07-03T05:00:00+00:00** Published 7-3-2025 `became-law`
- **2025-07-17T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2)
- **2026-05-12T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- **2026-05-13T05:00:00+00:00** Failed to pass partial veto notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 `failure`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa89e764-e305-4a45-92f5-038388d055b0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).