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WI AB 959

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Relating to: the legal status of artificial intelligence.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 959 pass?

No. WI AB 959 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 959 about?

WI AB 959 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the legal status of artificial intelligence.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 959?

O'Connor, Neylon, Murphy and 6 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 959.

Introduced
2026-01-29
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • O'Connorprimary
  • Neylonprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Brillprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-29

    Introduced by Representatives Brill, Dittrich, Armstrong, Behnke, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Neylon and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Quinn

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-29

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Science, Technology, and AI

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-04

    Public hearing held

  4. 2026-02-16

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab959

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