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WI SB 651

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Relating to: prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 651 pass?

No. WI SB 651 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 SB 651 about?

WI SB 651 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 651?

Tomczyk, Nass, Jacque and 1 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 651.

Introduced
2025-11-14
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Tomczykprimary
  • Nassprimary
  • Jacqueprimary
  • Testinprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-11-14

    Introduced by Senators Testin, Jacque, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Callahan, Murphy, Kurtz, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Mursau, Moses, Melotik, Green, Dallman, Brill and Behnke

    introduction

  2. 2025-11-14

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-05

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin

    amendment-introduction

  4. 2026-01-14

    Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  5. 2026-01-15

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  6. 2026-01-21

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  7. 2026-01-27

    Public hearing held

  8. 2026-01-29

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  9. 2026-02-12

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin

    amendment-introduction

  10. 2026-02-12

    Executive action taken

  11. 2026-02-12

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    amendment-passage

  12. 2026-02-12

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-02-12

    Available for scheduling

  14. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2026-02-12 · pass · 3-2

  • Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2026-02-12 · pass · 3-2

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb651

Attribution

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