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WI AB 530

enacted

Relating to: the operation of drones over school property and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 530 pass?

Yes. WI AB 530 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-03. Latest recorded action (2026-04-03): Published 4-4-2026

What is WI AB 530 about?

WI AB 530 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the operation of drones over school property and providing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 530?

Wichgers, Stroud, Sinicki and 15 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 530.

Introduced
2025-10-15
Latest action
2026-04-03 — Published 4-4-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Stroudprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Sheehanprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Goodwinprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Franklinprimary
  • Kitchensprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-15

    Introduced by Representatives Kitchens, Franklin, Steffen, Behnke, Dittrich, Goodwin, Gundrum, Knodl, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators James, Marklein and Tomczyk

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-15

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Science, Technology, and AI

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-22

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-10-30

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-11-04

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens

    amendment-introduction

  6. 2025-11-05

    Executive action taken

  7. 2025-11-12

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 6, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-11-12

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 5, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-11-12

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-11-13

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  11. 2025-11-17

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  12. 2025-11-18

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  13. 2025-11-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  14. 2025-11-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  15. 2025-11-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  16. 2025-11-19

    Rules suspended

  17. 2025-11-19

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2025-11-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. 2025-11-20

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  20. 2025-11-20

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

    reading-1,referral-committee

  21. 2026-03-12

    Executive action taken

  22. 2026-03-12

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2026-03-12

    Available for scheduling

  24. 2026-03-16

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

  25. 2026-03-16

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

  26. 2026-03-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  27. 2026-03-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  28. 2026-03-17

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  29. 2026-03-17

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  30. 2026-03-17

    Senator Smith added as a cosponsor

  31. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  33. 2026-03-23

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2026

    enrolled

  34. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  35. 2026-04-03

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 189

    executive-signature

  36. 2026-04-03

    Published 4-4-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 5, Noes 1

    2025-11-12 · pass · 5-1

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 6, Noes 0

    2025-11-12 · pass · 6-0

  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    2026-03-12 · pass · 8-0

  • 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

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