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WI AB 965

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Relating to: artificial intelligence systems that simulate humanlike relationships with children and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 965 pass?

No. WI AB 965 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 965 about?

WI AB 965 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: artificial intelligence systems that simulate humanlike relationships with children and providing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 965?

O'Connor, Nedweski, Mursau and 10 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 965.

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
  • Nedweskiprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Kreibichprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Franklinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-29

    Introduced by Representatives Franklin, Goeben, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski 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. 2026-01-30

    Representative Kaufert added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-02-04

    Public hearing held

  5. 2026-02-05

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Franklin and Joers

    amendment-introduction

  6. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab965

Attribution

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