Relating to: spending cap for the Wisconsin agricultural exports program and making an appropriation. (FE)
AB 850 sets specific annual spending limits for Wisconsin's agricultural exports program, requiring the Center for International Agribusiness Marketing to allocate $2.5 million toward export promotion (sub. (2)(a)) and $1.25 million each toward two other export objectives (sub. (2)(b) and (c)), while capping total annual spending at $1 million. The bill increases funding by $1.07 million for fiscal year 2025-26 and $1.10 million for 2026-27 under the program's appropriation, and adds one full-time administrative position to manage the program. This legislation directly affects Wisconsin agricultural exporters benefiting from the program and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection responsible for administering it.
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Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Brown, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, McCarville, Miresse, Neubauer, Roe, Sinicki, Tenorio and Udell;
cosponsored by Senators Smith, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Keyeski and L. Johnson
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Alex Joers
DDemocratic
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Andrew Hysell
DDemocratic
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Ann Roe
DDemocratic
P
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
P
Brienne Brown
DDemocratic
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Clint Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Francesca Hong
DDemocratic
P
Greta Neubauer
DDemocratic
P
Jenna Jacobson
DDemocratic
P
Joan Fitzgerald
DDemocratic
P
Jodi Emerson
DDemocratic
P
Karen DeSanto
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Arney
DDemocratic
P
Maureen McCarville
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
P
Russell Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Clancy
DDemocratic
P
Tara Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
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