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WI AB 201

enacted

Relating to: extortion, sexual extortion, and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 201 pass?

Yes. WI AB 201 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Published 12-9-2025

What is WI AB 201 about?

WI AB 201 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: extortion, sexual extortion, and providing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 201?

Wichgers, Subeck, Stubbs and 25 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 201.

Introduced
2025-04-16
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Published 12-9-2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Subeckprimary
  • Stubbsprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Rodriguezprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Novakprimary
  • Mosesprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • McCarvilleprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Krugprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Kaufertprimary
  • Joersprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Callahanprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Spirosprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Snyderprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Published 12-9-2025

    became-law

  2. 2025-12-08

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 48

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-12-04

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-11-04

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-10-20

    Report correctly enrolled on 10-20-2025

    enrolled

  6. 2025-10-20

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  7. 2025-10-20

    LRB correction

  8. 2025-10-14

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  9. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. 2025-10-14

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  11. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  12. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  13. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  14. 2025-10-14

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  15. 2025-10-13

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  16. 2025-09-04

    Available for scheduling

  17. 2025-09-04

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2025-09-04

    Executive action taken

  19. 2025-09-03

    Senator Hutton added as a cosponsor

  20. 2025-09-03

    Public hearing held

  21. 2025-09-02

    Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor

  22. 2025-06-19

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

    reading-1,referral-committee

  23. 2025-06-18

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  24. 2025-06-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. 2025-06-18

    Representative Anderson added as a coauthor

  26. 2025-06-18

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  27. 2025-06-18

    Rules suspended

  28. 2025-06-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  29. 2025-06-18

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  30. 2025-06-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  31. 2025-06-17

    Representative Prado added as a coauthor

  32. 2025-06-16

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-18-2025

    referral

  33. 2025-05-30

    Representative Stroud added as a coauthor

  34. 2025-05-29

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  35. 2025-05-29

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2025-05-29

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2025-05-21

    Executive action taken

  38. 2025-05-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Snyder

    amendment-introduction

  39. 2025-05-12

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  40. 2025-05-06

    Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  41. 2025-05-02

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  42. 2025-04-29

    Representative Mursau added as a coauthor

  43. 2025-04-28

    Senator Smith added as a cosponsor

  44. 2025-04-23

    Public hearing held

  45. 2025-04-23

    Representative Doyle added as a coauthor

  46. 2025-04-16

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

    reading-1,referral-committee

  47. 2025-04-16

    Introduced by Representatives Snyder, B. Jacobson, Spiros, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Joers, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Maxey, McCarville, Miresse, Moses, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Rodriguez, Sinicki, Steffen, Stubbs, Subeck and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators James, Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara and Quinn

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

    2025-05-29 · pass · 13-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

    2025-05-29 · pass · 13-0

  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    2025-09-04 · pass · 8-0

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