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

Quick answers

Did WI AB 446 pass?

Yes. WI AB 446 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-27. 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.

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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
2025-09-19
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-09-25
Senator Ratcliff withdrawn as a cosponsor
withdrawal
2025-10-22
Public hearing held
2025-11-20
Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor
2026-02-11
Executive action taken
2026-02-12
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 2
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-13
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
referral
2026-02-16
LRB correction
2026-02-17
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-17
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler
amendment-introduction
2026-02-17
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage,passage
2026-02-17
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-17
Rules suspended
2026-02-17
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 66, Noes 33
passage,reading-3
2026-02-17
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-18
Received from Assembly
receipt
2026-02-20
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-20
Available for scheduling
2026-03-16
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-16
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-17
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-03-17
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-03-17
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2026-03-17
Senator Wirch withdrawn as a cosponsor
withdrawal
2026-03-17
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-18
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-03-23
Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2026
enrolled
2026-03-26
Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
executive-receipt
2026-03-27
Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 143
executive-signature
2026-03-27
Published 3-28-2026
became-law

Versions

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1Compare
Bill TextCompare
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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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab446

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