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WI AB 629

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Relating to: police authority to disable drones threatening public safety and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 629 pass?

No. WI AB 629 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-05-13). Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

What is WI AB 629 about?

WI AB 629 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: police authority to disable drones threatening public safety and providing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 629?

Mursau, Murphy, Melotik and 6 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 629.

Introduced
2025-11-07
Latest action
2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Mursauprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Kurtzprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Wichgersprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-11-07

    Introduced by Representatives Wichgers, Behnke, Dittrich, Goeben, Knodl, Kurtz, Melotik, Murphy and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Jacque, Marklein and Nass

    introduction

  2. 2025-11-07

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-12-03

    Public hearing held

  4. 2026-01-09

    Senator James added as a cosponsor

  5. 2026-01-20

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers

    amendment-introduction

  6. 2026-01-21

    Executive action taken

  7. 2026-01-22

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 4

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-01-22

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 4

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-01-22

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-11

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers

    amendment-introduction

  11. 2026-02-13

    Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

    referral

  12. 2026-02-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  13. 2026-02-17

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  14. 2026-02-17

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers

    amendment-introduction

  15. 2026-02-17

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  16. 2026-02-17

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  17. 2026-02-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  18. 2026-02-17

    Rules suspended

  19. 2026-02-17

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 42

    passage,reading-3

  20. 2026-02-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. 2026-02-18

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  22. 2026-02-20

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  23. 2026-03-04

    Executive action taken

  24. 2026-03-04

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2026-03-04

    Available for scheduling

  26. 2026-03-16

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

  27. 2026-03-16

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

  28. 2026-03-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  29. 2026-03-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  30. 2026-03-17

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  31. 2026-03-17

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  32. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  34. 2026-03-25

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1)

  35. 2026-03-25

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1)

  36. 2026-03-25

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026

    enrolled

  37. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  38. 2026-04-03

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026

    executive-veto

  39. 2026-05-12

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  40. 2026-05-13

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 4

    2026-01-22 · pass · 11-4

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 4

    2026-01-22 · pass · 11-4

  • PASSAGE

    2026-02-17 · pass · 57-42

    Member-level votes (99)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: yes
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: no
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: yes
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: no
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: yes
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: no
    • SPAUDE: no
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: no
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

    2026-03-04 · pass · 5-3

  • 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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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab629

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