WI AB 86
enactedRelating 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
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Sponsors
- Wichgersprimary
- Mursauprimary
- Murphyprimary
- Kreibichprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Gundrumprimary
- Goebenprimary
- Behnkeprimary
- Allenprimary
- Sortwellprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
2025-02-28
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Allen, Behnke, Goeben, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Jacque
introduction
2025-02-28
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-03-04
Public hearing held
2025-03-10
Executive action taken
2025-03-11
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 4, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-11
Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)
referral
2025-03-13
Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
2025-03-13
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-03-13
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-03-13
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-03-13
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-03-13
Rules suspended
2025-03-13
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2025-03-13
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-03-13
Received from Assembly
receipt
2025-03-14
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-04-09
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2025-04-15
Executive action taken
2025-04-15
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-15
Available for scheduling
2025-04-15
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2026-03-16
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-16
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-17
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-03-17
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-03-17
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2026-03-17
Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
2026-03-17
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-18
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-03-25
LRB correction
2026-03-25
Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026
enrolled
2026-04-02
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
executive-receipt
2026-04-03
Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 187
executive-signature
2026-04-03
Published 4-4-2026
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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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