AB 475 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: grants for the provision of immigration-related civil legal services to individuals and families, county grants for the provision of civil legal services to individuals and families, and making an appropriation. (FE)

AB 475 creates a state grant program to fund immigration-related civil legal services for individuals and families. It allocates $300,000 for the 2025-26 fiscal year to award grants to community-based organizations (including for-profit groups) that provide legal assistance in immigration matters, with requirements that applicants have a history of such services and offer them without regard to immigration status. The bill also enables counties to fund similar services through existing county budgeting mechanisms. This directly supports immigrants facing legal challenges and expands access to civil legal aid in immigration cases.
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Introduced Oct 9, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Representatives Clancy, Rivera-Wagner, Prado, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Spreitzer
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