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AB683 • 2025

prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary

prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Representatives Knodl, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Dallman, Green, Kurtz, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman and Piwowarczyk, cosponsored by Senators Testin, Jacque, Nass and Tomczyk
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Available for Scheduling
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-20 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  3. 2026-02-20 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  4. 2026-02-18 Sen.

    Received from Assembly

  5. 2026-02-17 Asm.

    Read a second time

  6. 2026-02-17 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative Knodl

  7. 2026-02-17 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 adopted

  8. 2026-02-17 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  9. 2026-02-17 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  10. 2026-02-17 Asm.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 45

  11. 2026-02-17 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

  13. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Anderson

  14. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Snodgrass

  15. 2026-01-21 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  16. 2026-01-21 Asm.

    Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

  17. 2026-01-20 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  18. 2026-01-20 Asm.

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency , Ayes 5, Noes 4

  19. 2026-01-20 Asm.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency , Ayes 5, Noes 4

  20. 2026-01-20 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  21. 2026-01-20 Asm.

    Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules

  22. 2026-01-14 Asm.

    Representatives Gustafson , Steffen and Wichgers added as coauthors

  23. 2026-01-14 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  24. 2026-01-12 Asm.

    Withdrawn from committee on Energy and Utilities and referred to committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  25. 2026-01-05 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

  26. 2025-11-26 Asm.

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

  27. 2025-11-26 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities

Official Summary Text

prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary
Status: S - Available for Scheduling