AB601 • 2025

excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representatives August, Haywood, Dallman, Anderson, Behnke, Green, Gustafson, Kurtz, Mursau, Novak, Penterman, Prado, Sinicki, Stubbs, Wittke and Stroud, cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Spreitzer and Testin
Last action: 2026-04-09
Official status: A - Enacted into Law
Effective date: Not listed

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excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”

excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet” Status: A - Enacted into Law

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excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet” Status: A - Enacted into Law

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Bill History

2026-04-09 Asm.
Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 247
2026-04-09 Asm.
Published 4-10-2026
2026-04-02 Asm.
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
2026-03-25 Asm.
Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026
2026-03-18 Asm.
Received from Senate concurred in
2026-03-17 Sen.
Read a second time
2026-03-17 Sen.
Ordered to a third reading
2026-03-17 Sen.
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17 Sen.
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12
2026-03-17 Sen.
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-16 Sen.
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization , pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m) , Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-16 Sen.
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-25 Sen.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
2026-02-25 Sen.
Available for scheduling
2026-02-23 Sen.
Received from Assembly
2026-02-19 Asm.
Read a second time
2026-02-19 Asm.
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-19 Asm.
Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-19 Asm.
Rules suspended
2026-02-19 Asm.
Read a third time and passed
2026-02-19 Asm.
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-18 Asm.
Made a special order of business at 11:26 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-02-10 Asm.
Representative Behnke withdrawn as a coauthor
2026-01-07 Asm.
Representative Billings added as a coauthor
2025-12-19 Asm.
Senator James added as a cosponsor
2025-11-18 Asm.
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor
2025-11-13 Asm.
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 10, Noes 0
2025-11-13 Asm.
Referred to committee on Rules
2025-11-13 Asm.
Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-11-12 Asm.
Executive action taken
2025-11-12 Asm.
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 10, Noes 0
2025-11-11 Asm.
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative August
2025-11-04 Asm.
Public hearing held
2025-10-29 Asm.
Introduced by Representatives August , Haywood , Dallman , Anderson , Behnke , Green , Gustafson , Kurtz , Mursau , Novak , Penterman , Prado , Sinicki , Stubbs , Wittke and Stroud ; cosponsored by Senators Marklein , Dassler-Alfheim , Feyen , Spreitzer and Testin
2025-10-29 Asm.
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

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excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”
Status: A - Enacted into Law

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 601
October 29, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
August
,
Haywood
,
Dallman
,
Anderson
,
Behnke
,
Green
,
Gustafson
,
Kurtz
,
Mursau
,
Novak
,
Penterman
,
Prado
,
Sinicki
,
Stubbs
,
Wittke
and
Stroud
, cosponsored by Senators
Marklein
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Feyen
,
Spreitzer
and
Testin
. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
AB601,1,2
1
An Act

to create
945.01 (1) (h) of the statutes;
relating to:
excluding certain
2
event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, it is a Class B misdemeanor to make a bet. This bill excludes from the definition of “bet” an event or sports wager made by a person physically located in this state using a mobile or other electronic device if the server or other device used to conduct such event or sports wager is physically located on a federally recognized American Indian tribe’s Indian lands and if the event or sports wager is conducted pursuant to a compact between a tribe and this state under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 that was originally entered into prior to April 1, 1993.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB601,1
3
Section

1
.
945.01 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB601,2,4
4
945.01
(1)
(h) An event or sports wager made by a person physically located in
5
this state using a mobile or other electronic device if the server or other device used
1
to conduct such event or sports wager is physically located on a federally recognized
2
American Indian tribe’s Indian lands and if the event or sports wager is conducted
3
pursuant to an Indian gaming compact under s. 14.035 originally entered into prior
4
to April 1, 1993.
AB601,2,5
5
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