WI AB 601
enactedRelating to: excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did WI AB 601 pass?
Yes. WI AB 601 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Published 4-10-2026
What is WI AB 601 about?
WI AB 601 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”.”.
Who sponsors WI AB 601?
Stroud, Wittke, Stubbs and 13 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 601, joined by 5 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-10-29
- 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
- Markleincosponsor
- Dassler-Alfheimcosponsor
- Feyencosponsor
- Spreitzercosponsor
- Testincosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-09
Published 4-10-2026
became-law
2026-04-09
Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 247
executive-signature
2026-04-02
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
executive-receipt
2026-03-25
Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026
enrolled
2026-03-18
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-03-17
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-17
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12
passage,reading-3
2026-03-17
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-03-17
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-03-16
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-16
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-02-25
Available for scheduling
2026-02-25
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-23
Received from Assembly
receipt
2026-02-19
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-19
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2026-02-19
Rules suspended
2026-02-19
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-19
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage
2026-02-19
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-18
Made a special order of business at 11:26 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-02-10
Representative Behnke withdrawn as a coauthor
withdrawal
2026-01-07
Representative Billings added as a coauthor
2025-12-19
Senator James added as a cosponsor
2025-11-18
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor
2025-11-13
Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-11-13
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2025-11-13
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-12
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-12
Executive action taken
2025-11-11
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative August
amendment-introduction
2025-11-04
Public hearing held
2025-10-29
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
reading-1,referral-committee
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
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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