AB 846 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: funding for Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin grants, the “Something Special from Wisconsin” promotion, and making an appropriation. (FE)

AB 846 increases state funding for two Wisconsin promotion programs. It adds $200,000 annually for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to advertise the "Something Special from Wisconsin" brand and logo, and $300,000 annually for "Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin" grants. These funds, managed by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, directly support Wisconsin businesses participating in the state's marketing campaigns and local purchasing initiatives. The bill makes no new policy changes but allocates additional state appropriations to existing programs.

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Introduced Jan 16, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026

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Jan 16, 2026

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Introduced by Representatives Anderson, Billings, J. Jacobson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Tenorio, Udell, Prado, Sheehan, Subeck, Stroud and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Keyeski, Pfaff, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, L. Johnson, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Wall and Wirch

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