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WI AB 477

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Relating to: age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 477 pass?

No. WI AB 477 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 477 about?

WI AB 477 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 477?

Kitchens, Stroud, Steffen and 29 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 477, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-10-09
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Kitchensprimary
  • Stroudprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Snodgrassprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Sheehanprimary
  • Roeprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Phelpsprimary
  • Palmeriprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Ortiz-Velezprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • McCarvilleprimary
  • Madisonprimary
  • Kaufertprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Joersprimary
  • Haywoodprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Franklinprimary
  • Fitzgeraldprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Clancyprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Andersonprimary
  • Rodriguezprimary
  • Spirosprimary
  • Stubbsprimary
  • Jamescosponsor
  • L. Johnsoncosponsor
  • Dassler-Alfheimcosponsor
  • Keyeskicosponsor
  • Larsoncosponsor
  • Markleincosponsor
  • Pfaffcosponsor
  • Ratcliffcosponsor
  • Royscosponsor
  • Spreitzercosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  2. 2026-02-09

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-01-13

    Laid on the table

    deferral

  4. 2026-01-13

    Representative Vining added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-01-12

    Representatives Moore Omokunde and Tenorio added as coauthors

  6. 2026-01-08

    Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

  7. 2026-01-07

    Representative DeSmidt added as a coauthor

  8. 2025-12-17

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-12-17

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-12-03

    Executive action taken

  11. 2025-12-01

    Representatives Goodwin and Emerson added as coauthors

  12. 2025-11-18

    Public hearing held

  13. 2025-10-10

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  14. 2025-10-09

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  15. 2025-10-09

    Introduced by Representatives Stubbs, Spiros, Rodriguez, Anderson, Behnke, Clancy, Dittrich, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goeben, Haywood, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Madison, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, O'Connor, Palmeri, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Steffen, Stroud and Kitchens; cosponsored by Senators James, L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer

    introduction

Versions

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Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0

    2025-12-17 · pass · 14-0

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