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AB957 • 2025
Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation
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 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 216
Published 4-9-2026
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026
Received from Senate concurred in
Senators Ratcliff , Smith and Carpenter added as cosponsors
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0
Ordered immediately messaged
Fiscal estimate received
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Executive action taken
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety , Ayes 8, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
Executive action taken
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 13, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Public hearing held
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Received from Assembly
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0
Ordered immediately messaged
Made a special order of business at 11:51 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
Representative Vining added as a coauthor
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety , Ayes 12, Noes 1
Referred to committee on Rules
Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor
Executive action taken
Public hearing held
Representatives Duchow and Steffen added as coauthors
Representatives Stubbs and Palmeri added as coauthors
Introduced by Representatives Brill , Billings , Goeben , Joers , Dittrich , Mayadev , Armstrong , Behnke , Brown , DeSmidt , Emerson , Fitzgerald , B. Jacobson , Maxey , Miresse , Neylon , O'Connor , Ortiz-Velez , Piwowarczyk , Sinicki , Tucker , Udell and Neubauer ; cosponsored by Senators James , Wanggaard , Jacque and Roys
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation Status: A - Enacted into Law