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WI AB 517

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Relating to: expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 517 pass?

No. WI AB 517 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 517 about?

WI AB 517 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 517?

Palmeri, Brown, Udell and 18 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 517.

Introduced
2025-10-15
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Palmeriprimary
  • Brownprimary
  • Udellprimary
  • Stroudprimary
  • Snodgrassprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Roeprimary
  • Ortiz-Velezprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • Madisonprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Goodwinprimary
  • Fitzgeraldprimary
  • Emersonprimary
  • DeSmidtprimary
  • Clancyprimary
  • Bareprimary
  • Arneyprimary
  • Andracaprimary
  • Joersprimary
  • Andersonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-15

    Introduced by Representatives Anderson, Joers, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Johnson, Madison, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Udell, Brown and Palmeri; cosponsored by Senators Ratcliff, Larson, Spreitzer, Smith, Carpenter, Keyeski, Pfaff, Roys, Wall, Wirch and Hesselbein

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-15

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-17

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-01-20

    Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor

  5. 2026-01-22

    Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a cosponsor

  6. 2026-01-28

    Public hearing held

  7. 2026-02-09

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  8. 2026-02-12

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bare

    amendment-introduction

  9. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Votes

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Related bills

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