WI AB 259
deadRelating to: criminal trespass at a campground and providing a penalty. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did WI AB 259 pass?
No. WI AB 259 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
What is WI AB 259 about?
WI AB 259 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: criminal trespass at a campground and providing a penalty. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI AB 259?
Melotik, Petersen, Penterman and 4 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 259, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-19
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Melotikprimary
- Petersenprimary
- Pentermanprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- Greenprimary
- Behnkeprimary
- Dallmanprimary
- Jacquecosponsor
- Nasscosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2025-06-25
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-06-24
Laid on the table
deferral
2025-06-24
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
2025-06-20
Referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
referral
2025-06-20
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-20
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-17
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-06-17
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-06-11
Executive action taken
2025-06-09
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dallman
amendment-introduction
2025-06-03
Public hearing held
2025-05-30
LRB correction
2025-05-19
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-05-19
Introduced by Representatives Dallman, Behnke, Green, Dittrich, Penterman, Petersen and Melotik; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Nass
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Votes
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
2025-06-20 · pass · 15-0
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
2025-06-20 · pass · 15-0
Related bills
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