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WI AB 601

enacted

Relating to: excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2025-10-29
Status date
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Published 4-10-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Stroudprimary
  • Wittkeprimary
  • Stubbsprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Pradoprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • Novakprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Kurtzprimary
  • Gustafsonprimary
  • Greenprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Andersonprimary
  • Dallmanprimary
  • Haywoodprimary
  • Augustprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-29

    Introduced by Representatives August, Haywood, Dallman, Anderson, Behnke, Green, Gustafson, Kurtz, Mursau, Novak, Penterman, Prado, Sinicki, Stubbs, Wittke and Stroud; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Spreitzer and Testin

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-29

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-11-04

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-11-11

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative August

    amendment-introduction

  5. 2025-11-12

    Executive action taken

  6. 2025-11-12

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-11-13

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-11-13

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-11-13

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

  10. 2025-11-18

    Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  11. 2025-12-19

    Senator James added as a cosponsor

  12. 2026-01-07

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  13. 2026-02-10

    Representative Behnke withdrawn as a coauthor

    withdrawal

  14. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:26 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  15. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  16. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  17. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  18. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  19. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  20. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  22. 2026-02-25

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  23. 2026-02-25

    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, Ayes 21, Noes 12

    passage,reading-3

  30. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  32. 2026-03-25

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026

    enrolled

  33. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  34. 2026-04-09

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 247

    executive-signature

  35. 2026-04-09

    Published 4-10-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2025-11-12 · pass · 10-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2025-11-13 · pass · 10-0

  • 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

  • CONCURRENCE

    2026-03-17 · pass · 21-12

    Member-level votes (33)
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • ROYS: yes
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • DRAKE: yes
    • JOHNSON: yes
    • SPREITZER: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: yes
    • PFAFF: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • HESSELBEIN: yes
    • RATCLIFF: yes
    • WIRCH: yes
    • BRADLEY: no
    • KAPENGA: no
    • QUINN: no
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: no
    • KEYESKI: no
    • STAFSHOLT: no
    • HUTTON: no
    • LARSON: no
    • WALL: no
    • JACQUE: no
    • NASS: no
    • WIMBERGER: no

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