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WI AB 265

enacted

Relating to: human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 265 pass?

Yes. WI AB 265 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-12-10): Published 12-10-2025

What is WI AB 265 about?

WI AB 265 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 265?

Kreibich, Mursau, Piwowarczyk and 12 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 265.

Introduced
2025-05-19
Latest action
2025-12-10 — Published 12-10-2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kreibichprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • Mosesprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • VanderMeerprimary
  • Snyderprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Wittkeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-10

    Published 12-10-2025

    became-law

  2. 2025-12-10

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 56

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-12-04

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-11-19

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025

    enrolled

  5. 2025-11-19

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  6. 2025-11-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  7. 2025-11-18

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  8. 2025-11-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  9. 2025-11-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  10. 2025-11-18

    Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  11. 2025-11-18

    Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 was not germane well taken

  12. 2025-11-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  13. 2025-11-18

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators L. Johnson, Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, Roys, Wirch, Carpenter, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim, Wall and Larson

    amendment-introduction

  14. 2025-11-14

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. 2025-11-14

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  16. 2025-10-15

    Available for scheduling

  17. 2025-10-15

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  18. 2025-10-15

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  19. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. 2025-10-14

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  21. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended

  22. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  23. 2025-10-14

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  24. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  25. 2025-10-14

    Representatives Stubbs and Subeck added as coauthors

  26. 2025-10-13

    LRB correction

  27. 2025-10-09

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules

  28. 2025-10-08

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-10-08

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-10-08

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-10-01

    Executive action taken

  32. 2025-09-10

    Public hearing held

  33. 2025-09-10

    Representative Duchow added as a coauthor

  34. 2025-09-10

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke

    amendment-introduction

  35. 2025-05-19

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  36. 2025-05-19

    Introduced by Representatives Wittke, O'Connor, B. Jacobson, Snyder, VanderMeer, Steffen, Moses, Penterman, Dittrich, Murphy, Knodl, Behnke, Piwowarczyk, Mursau and Kreibich; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-10-08 · pass · 13-0

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

    2025-10-08 · pass · 13-0

  • Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2025-11-14 · pass · 3-2

  • SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

    2025-11-18 · pass · 18-15

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • CARPENTER: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • ROYS: no
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
    • KEYESKI: no
    • SMITH: no
    • DRAKE: no
    • LARSON: no
    • SPREITZER: no
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: no
    • PFAFF: no
    • WALL: no
    • HESSELBEIN: no
    • RATCLIFF: no
    • WIRCH: no

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