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WI AB 966

enacted

Relating to: requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 966 pass?

Yes. WI AB 966 has been enacted into law as of 2026-04-09. 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.

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

Sponsors

  • Stubbsprimary
  • Sinickiprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Ortiz-Velezprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Fitzgeraldprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Mayadevprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Greenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 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

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-29

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-03

    Public hearing held

  4. 2026-02-03

    Representatives Duchow and Steffen added as coauthors

  5. 2026-02-03

    Senator Roys added as a cosponsor

  6. 2026-02-11

    Executive action taken

  7. 2026-02-12

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-02-12

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:57 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  10. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  11. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  12. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  13. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  14. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  16. 2026-02-25

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  17. 2026-02-26

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  18. 2026-03-04

    Public hearing held

  19. 2026-03-05

    Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor

  20. 2026-03-12

    Executive action taken

  21. 2026-03-12

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-03-12

    Available for scheduling

  23. 2026-03-16

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

  24. 2026-03-17

    Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as cosponsors

  25. 2026-03-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  26. 2026-03-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  27. 2026-03-17

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  28. 2026-03-17

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  29. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  31. 2026-03-20

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  32. 2026-03-20

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026

    enrolled

  33. 2026-04-02

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

    executive-receipt

  34. 2026-04-09

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 219

    executive-signature

  35. 2026-04-09

    Published 4-9-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

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

Related bills

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