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WI AB 894

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Relating to: terms and conditions of gift certificates, gift cards, and other gift obligations and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 894 pass?

Not yet. WI AB 894 is in committee as of 2026-03-23 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 894 about?

WI AB 894 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: terms and conditions of gift certificates, gift cards, and other gift obligations and providing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 894?

Wichgers, Behnke, Penterman and 8 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 894.

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

Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Doyleprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Brooksprimary
  • Tranelprimary
  • Novakprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-23

    Introduced by Representatives Novak, Tranel, Brooks, Dittrich, Doyle, Gundrum, Kreibich, O'Connor, Penterman, Behnke and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Testin

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-23

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-03

    Public hearing held

  4. 2026-02-06

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Novak

    amendment-introduction

  5. 2026-02-11

    Executive action taken

  6. 2026-02-12

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-02-12

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-02-12

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-16

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Novak

    amendment-introduction

  10. 2026-02-17

    Representative Donovan added as a coauthor

  11. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:43 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  12. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  13. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  14. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  15. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  16. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  17. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  20. 2026-02-25

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Revenue

    reading-1,referral-committee

  21. 2026-02-26

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  22. 2026-03-05

    Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor

  23. 2026-03-10

    Public hearing held

  24. 2026-03-11

    Executive action taken

  25. 2026-03-11

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-03-11

    Available for scheduling

  27. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2026-02-12 · pass · 10-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2026-02-12 · pass · 10-0

  • Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    2026-03-11 · pass · 8-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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