Wisconsin State Representative

Ben DeSmidt Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Joint Sponsor of Legislation

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Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB149

Introduced
3/21/25  
Requiring the legislature to convene an extraordinary session if an executive order of the president of the United States freezes federal aid to the state.
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Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB150

Introduced
3/21/25  
Passing legislation to reduce carbon emissions.
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Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB180

Introduced
4/7/25  
Refer
4/7/25  
Modifications to housing programs under the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority. (FE)
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Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB187

Introduced
4/14/25  
Study of guaranteed employment grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)
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Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB195

Introduced
4/14/25  
Serving maple syrup in a public eating place.
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Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB2

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Engrossed
5/15/25  
Expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.
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Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB208

Introduced
4/16/25  
Prohibiting hedge funds from acquiring single-family homes in this state. (FE)
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Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB21

Introduced
2/5/25  
Creating an employee ownership conversion costs tax credit, a deduction for capital gains from the transfer of a business to employee ownership, and an employee ownership education and outreach program. (FE)
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Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB212

Introduced
4/16/25  
The form of referendum questions.
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Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB217

Introduced
4/16/25  
Eliminating the publication requirement for a name change petition seeking to conform an individual’s name with the individual’s gender identity.