WI AB 966
enactedRelating to: requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign. (FE)
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did WI AB 966 pass?
Yes. WI AB 966 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Published 4-9-2026
What is WI AB 966 about?
WI AB 966 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign. (FE)”.
Who sponsors WI AB 966?
Stubbs, Sinicki, Piwowarczyk and 12 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 966, joined by 1 cosponsor.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-29
- Latest action
- 2026-04-09 — Published 4-9-2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Stubbsprimary
- Sinickiprimary
- Piwowarczykprimary
- Ortiz-Velezprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Murphyprimary
- Miresseprimary
- B. Jacobsonprimary
- Fitzgeraldprimary
- Behnkeprimary
- Armstrongprimary
- Mayadevprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- Brillprimary
- Greenprimary
- Jamescosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-09
Published 4-9-2026
became-law
2026-04-09
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 219
executive-signature
2026-04-02
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
executive-receipt
2026-03-20
Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026
enrolled
2026-03-20
Fiscal estimate received
receipt
2026-03-18
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2026-03-17
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-17
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2026-03-17
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-03-17
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-03-17
Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as cosponsors
2026-03-16
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-12
Available for scheduling
2026-03-12
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-12
Executive action taken
2026-03-05
Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor
2026-03-04
Public hearing held
2026-02-26
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
2026-02-25
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-02-23
Received from Assembly
receipt
2026-02-19
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-19
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2026-02-19
Rules suspended
2026-02-19
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-19
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-18
Made a special order of business at 11:57 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-02-12
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2026-02-12
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
Executive action taken
2026-02-03
Senator Roys added as a cosponsor
2026-02-03
Representatives Duchow and Steffen added as coauthors
2026-02-03
Public hearing held
2026-01-29
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-29
Introduced by Representatives Green, Brill, Dittrich, Mayadev, Armstrong, Behnke, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Miresse, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senator James
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Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0
2026-02-12 · pass · 13-0
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2026-03-12 · pass · 8-0
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