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WI AB 768

enacted

Relating to: operation of drones over certain utility facilities and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 768 pass?

Yes. WI AB 768 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-03. Latest recorded action (2026-04-03): Published 4-4-2026

What is WI AB 768 about?

WI AB 768 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: operation of drones over certain utility facilities and providing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 768?

Wichgers, Tittl, Sinicki and 10 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 768.

Introduced
2025-12-17
Latest action
2026-04-03 — Published 4-4-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Tittlprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Novakprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Goodwinprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Donovanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-17

    Introduced by Representatives Donovan, Dittrich, Goodwin, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Sinicki, Tittl and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk and James

    introduction

  2. 2025-12-17

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-06

    LRB correction

  4. 2026-01-14

    Public hearing held

  5. 2026-01-16

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Donovan

    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 15, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-01-22

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-01-22

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-01-30

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Donovan

    amendment-introduction

  11. 2026-02-11

    Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  12. 2026-02-13

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

    referral

  13. 2026-02-16

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  14. 2026-02-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  15. 2026-02-17

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  16. 2026-02-17

    Assembly Amendment 2 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 85, Noes 14

    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. 2026-03-03

    Executive action taken

  24. 2026-03-03

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2026-03-03

    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

    Senator Smith added as a cosponsor

  33. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  35. 2026-03-23

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2026

    enrolled

  36. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  37. 2026-04-03

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 194

    executive-signature

  38. 2026-04-03

    Published 4-4-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0

    2026-01-22 · pass · 15-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 2

    2026-01-22 · pass · 13-2

  • PASSAGE

    2026-02-17 · pass · 85-14

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

  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    2026-03-03 · pass · 8-0

  • 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

Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab768

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