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AB265 • 2025
human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
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Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 56
Published 12-10-2025
Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025
Received from Senate concurred in
Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators L. Johnson , Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , Roys , Wirch , Carpenter , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Habush Sinykin , Keyeski , Dassler-Alfheim , Wall and Larson
Read a second time
Point of order that Senate Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in
Ordered immediately messaged
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization , pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m) , Ayes 3, Noes 2
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Received from Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
Available for scheduling
Representatives Stubbs and Subeck added as coauthors
Read a second time
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed
Ordered immediately messaged
LRB correction
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety , Ayes 13, Noes 0
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety , Ayes 13, Noes 0
Referred to committee on Rules
Executive action taken
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke
Representative Duchow added as a coauthor
Public hearing held
Introduced by Representatives Wittke , O'Connor , B. Jacobson , Snyder , VanderMeer , Steffen , Moses , Penterman , Dittrich , Murphy , Knodl , Behnke , Piwowarczyk , Mursau and Kreibich ; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty Status: A - Enacted into Law