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WI AB 701

withdrawn

Relating to: adopting the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2025-12-01
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • O'Connorprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-01

    Introduced by Representatives Piwowarczyk, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senator Wimberger

    introduction

  2. 2025-12-01

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-07

    Public hearing held

  4. 2026-01-14

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-01-14

    Executive action taken

  6. 2026-01-15

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-01-15

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-21

    Representative Murphy added as a coauthor

  9. 2026-02-02

    Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  10. 2026-02-13

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

    referral

  11. 2026-02-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2026-02-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  13. 2026-02-17

    Rules suspended

  14. 2026-02-17

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  15. 2026-02-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. 2026-02-18

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  17. 2026-02-20

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  18. 2026-02-20

    Available for scheduling

  19. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    2026-01-15 · pass · 8-0

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