WI AB 389

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Relating to: indication of veteran status of certain service members on operators’ licenses or identification cards. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 389 pass?

No. WI AB 389 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 389 about?

WI AB 389 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: indication of veteran status of certain service members on operators’ licenses or identification cards. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 389?

Gustafson, Tenorio, Stroud and 20 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 389.

Introduced: 2025-08-29
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

2025-08-29
Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Sortwell, Sinicki, Doyle, Behnke, Dittrich, Fitzgerald, Goeben, Goodwin, Hysell, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Madison, Maxey, Mursau, Roe, Udell, Wichgers, Murphy, Stroud, Tenorio and Gustafson; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Pfaff, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wirch and Feyen
introduction
2025-08-29
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-09-03
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-09-08
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
2025-09-23
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
2025-09-26
Representative Tittl added as a coauthor
2025-10-31
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-11-05
Representative McCarville added as a coauthor
2025-11-06
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Franklin
amendment-introduction
2025-12-03
Public hearing held
2026-01-07
Executive action taken
2026-01-07
Representative Tucker added as a coauthor
2026-01-08
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
2026-01-14
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-14
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-14
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-01-14
Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-01-16
Representatives O'Connor and Arney added as coauthors
2026-01-20
Representatives Joers and Stubbs added as coauthors
2026-01-20
Laid on the table
deferral
2026-03-06
Representative Brown added as a coauthor
2026-03-19
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure

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Votes

Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2026-01-14 · pass · 5-0
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2026-01-14 · pass · 5-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab389

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