SB 894 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: a victim protective services grant program and making an appropriation. (FE)

SB 894 creates a new grant program to fund crime victim protective services, directly benefiting crime victims and the agencies serving them. It allocates $2.57 million biennially (starting 2025-26) from the Justice Department budget to provide grants to law enforcement agencies and prosecutors. These grants will cover services like temporary housing for victims of crime. The bill also authorizes one new full-time position at the Justice Department to administer the program.
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Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Jan 27, 2026
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Introduced by Senators Drake, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives McGuire, Vining, Andraca, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Johnson, Joers, Miresse, Prado, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Taylor and Udell
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