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WI AB 446

enacted

Relating to: consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 446 pass?

Yes. WI AB 446 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-27): Published 3-28-2026

What is WI AB 446 about?

WI AB 446 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 446?

Wichgers, Subeck, Ortiz-Velez and 11 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 446, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-09-19
Latest action
2026-03-27 — Published 3-28-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Subeckprimary
  • Ortiz-Velezprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Gustafsonprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Emersonprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Dallmanprimary
  • Tuslerprimary
  • Huttoncosponsor
  • Cabral-Guevaracosponsor
  • Hesselbeincosponsor
  • Jamescosponsor
  • Pfaffcosponsor
  • Ratcliffcosponsor
  • Testincosponsor
  • Wallcosponsor
  • Wanggaardcosponsor
  • Wirchcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-27

    Published 3-28-2026

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-27

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 143

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-03-26

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-03-23

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2026

    enrolled

  5. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  6. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  7. 2026-03-17

    Senator Wirch withdrawn as a cosponsor

    withdrawal

  8. 2026-03-17

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2026-03-17

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. 2026-03-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2026-03-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2026-03-16

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. 2026-03-16

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

  14. 2026-02-20

    Available for scheduling

  15. 2026-02-20

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2026-02-18

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  17. 2026-02-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. 2026-02-17

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 66, Noes 33

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2026-02-17

    Rules suspended

  20. 2026-02-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  21. 2026-02-17

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  22. 2026-02-17

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler

    amendment-introduction

  23. 2026-02-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  24. 2026-02-16

    LRB correction

  25. 2026-02-13

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

    referral

  26. 2026-02-12

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  27. 2026-02-12

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2026-02-11

    Executive action taken

  29. 2025-11-20

    Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor

  30. 2025-10-22

    Public hearing held

  31. 2025-09-25

    Senator Ratcliff withdrawn as a cosponsor

    withdrawal

  32. 2025-09-19

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  33. 2025-09-19

    Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Emerson, Gundrum, Gustafson, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Subeck and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Cabral-Guevara, Hesselbein, James, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Testin, Wall, Wanggaard and Wirch

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 2

    2026-02-12 · pass · 8-2

  • PASSAGE

    2026-02-17 · pass · 66-33

    Member-level votes (99)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: yes
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: yes
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: yes
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: yes
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: yes
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: yes
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: yes
    • PALMERI: yes
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: no
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: yes
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: yes
    • SUBECK: yes
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: no
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes
  • Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2026-03-16 · pass · 3-2

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