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WI AB 86

enacted

Relating to: imposing the penalty of life imprisonment for the crime of child trafficking and providing a penalty. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 86 pass?

Yes. WI AB 86 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-03. Latest recorded action (2026-04-03): Published 4-4-2026

What is WI AB 86 about?

WI AB 86 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: imposing the penalty of life imprisonment for the crime of child trafficking and providing a penalty. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 86?

Wichgers, Mursau, Murphy and 7 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 86.

Introduced
2025-02-28
Latest action
2026-04-03 — Published 4-4-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • Sortwellprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-28

    Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Allen, Behnke, Goeben, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Jacque

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-28

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-04

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-03-10

    Executive action taken

  5. 2025-03-11

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 4, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-03-11

    Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

    referral

  7. 2025-03-13

    Representative Anderson added as a coauthor

  8. 2025-03-13

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  9. 2025-03-13

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  10. 2025-03-13

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  11. 2025-03-13

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  12. 2025-03-13

    Rules suspended

  13. 2025-03-13

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  14. 2025-03-13

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. 2025-03-13

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  16. 2025-03-14

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  17. 2025-04-09

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  18. 2025-04-15

    Executive action taken

  19. 2025-04-15

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-04-15

    Available for scheduling

  21. 2025-04-15

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  22. 2026-03-16

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

  23. 2026-03-16

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

  24. 2026-03-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  25. 2026-03-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  26. 2026-03-17

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  27. 2026-03-17

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  28. 2026-03-17

    Senator Smith added as a cosponsor

  29. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  31. 2026-03-25

    LRB correction

  32. 2026-03-25

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026

    enrolled

  33. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  34. 2026-04-03

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 187

    executive-signature

  35. 2026-04-03

    Published 4-4-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 4, Noes 0

    2025-03-11 · pass · 4-0

  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1

    2025-04-15 · pass · 6-1

  • 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

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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