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AB446 • 2025
consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin
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Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 143
Published 3-28-2026
Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2026
Received from Senate concurred in
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in
Senator Wirch withdrawn as a cosponsor
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 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
Available for scheduling
Received from Assembly
Read a second time
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 66, Noes 33
Ordered immediately messaged
LRB correction
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 8, Noes 2
Referred to committee on Rules
Executive action taken
Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor
Public hearing held
Senator Ratcliff withdrawn as a cosponsor
Introduced by Representatives Tusler , Dallman , Dittrich , Donovan , Emerson , Gundrum , Gustafson , Knodl , Kreibich , Murphy , O'Connor , Ortiz-Velez , Subeck and Wichgers ; cosponsored by Senators Hutton , Cabral-Guevara , Hesselbein , James , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Testin , Wall , Wanggaard and Wirch
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin Status: A - Enacted into Law