WI AB 696
enactedRelating to: various changes to the laws governing the practice of accounting and modifying various administrative rules promulgated by the Accounting Examining Board relating to accounting.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did WI AB 696 pass?
Yes. WI AB 696 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-02): Published 4-3-2026
What is WI AB 696 about?
WI AB 696 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: various changes to the laws governing the practice of accounting and modifying various administrative rules promulgated by the Accounting Examining Board relating to accounting.”.
Who sponsors WI AB 696?
Wichgers, Prado, Knodl and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 696.
- Introduced
- 2025-11-26
- Latest action
- 2026-04-02 — Published 4-3-2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Wichgersprimary
- Pradoprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- Wittkeprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-02
Published 4-3-2026
became-law
2026-04-02
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 166
executive-signature
2026-04-01
Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026
executive-receipt
2026-02-13
Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-2026
enrolled
2026-02-13
LRB correction
2026-02-12
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-02-11
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-11
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2026-02-11
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-11
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-11
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-11
Rules suspended and taken up
2026-02-10
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-10
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-02-10
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-10
Received from Assembly
receipt
2026-02-10
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-10
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2026-02-10
Rules suspended
2026-02-10
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-10
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-05
Placed on calendar 2-10-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-01-27
Senator Drake added as a cosponsor
2026-01-20
Representative Penterman added as a coauthor
2026-01-15
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-01-15
Report passage recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 7, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-14
Executive action taken
2025-12-17
Public hearing held
2025-12-12
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
2025-11-26
Read first time and referred to Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-11-26
Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Dittrich, Knodl, Prado and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Marklein
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform, Ayes 7, Noes 0
2026-01-15 · pass · 7-0
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-02-10 · pass · 3-2
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