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WI AB 957

enacted

Relating to: Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 957 pass?

Yes. WI AB 957 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-09. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Published 4-9-2026

What is WI AB 957 about?

WI AB 957 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 957?

Neubauer, Udell, Tucker and 20 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 957.

Introduced
2026-01-29
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Published 4-9-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Neubauerprimary
  • Udellprimary
  • Tuckerprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Ortiz-Velezprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Neylonprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Fitzgeraldprimary
  • Emersonprimary
  • DeSmidtprimary
  • Brownprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Mayadevprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Joersprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Billingsprimary
  • Brillprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-29

    Introduced by Representatives Brill, Billings, Goeben, Joers, Dittrich, Mayadev, Armstrong, Behnke, Brown, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Maxey, Miresse, Neylon, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, Tucker, Udell and Neubauer; cosponsored by Senators James, Wanggaard, Jacque and Roys

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-29

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-02

    Representatives Stubbs and Palmeri added as coauthors

  4. 2026-02-03

    Public hearing held

  5. 2026-02-03

    Representatives Duchow and Steffen added as coauthors

  6. 2026-02-11

    Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor

  7. 2026-02-11

    Executive action taken

  8. 2026-02-12

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-02-12

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-13

    Representative Vining added as a coauthor

  11. 2026-02-16

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  12. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:51 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  13. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  14. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  15. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  16. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0

    passage,reading-3

  17. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  19. 2026-02-25

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  20. 2026-03-04

    Public hearing held

  21. 2026-03-11

    Executive action taken

  22. 2026-03-11

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2026-03-11

    Available for scheduling

  24. 2026-03-11

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

    referral-committee

  25. 2026-03-11

    Executive action taken

  26. 2026-03-11

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2026-03-11

    Available for scheduling

  28. 2026-03-16

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  29. 2026-03-16

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

  30. 2026-03-17

    Senators Ratcliff, Smith and Carpenter added as cosponsors

  31. 2026-03-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  32. 2026-03-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  33. 2026-03-17

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  34. 2026-03-17

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

    passage,reading-3

  35. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  36. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  37. 2026-03-20

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026

    enrolled

  38. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  39. 2026-04-09

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 216

    executive-signature

  40. 2026-04-09

    Published 4-9-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 1

    2026-02-12 · pass · 12-1

  • PASSAGE

    2026-02-19 · pass · 97-0

    Member-level votes (97)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • ANDRACA: yes
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: yes
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: yes
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: yes
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: yes
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: yes
    • CRUZ: yes
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: yes
    • DESMIDT: yes
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • FITZGERALD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: yes
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: yes
    • HONG: yes
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: yes
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: yes
    • JOERS: yes
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: yes
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: yes
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: yes
    • MCCARVILLE: yes
    • MCGUIRE: yes
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: yes
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: yes
    • 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: yes
    • 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: yes
    • STUBBS: yes
    • SUBECK: yes
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: yes
    • TENORIO: yes
    • 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

    2026-03-11 · pass · 8-0

  • Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0

    2026-03-11 · pass · 13-0

  • CONCURRENCE

    2026-03-17 · pass · 33-0

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • RATCLIFF: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • ROYS: yes
    • CARPENTER: yes
    • JOHNSON: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • SPREITZER: yes
    • DRAKE: yes
    • KEYESKI: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • LARSON: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WALL: yes
    • HESSELBEIN: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • PFAFF: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • WIRCH: yes

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