AB957 • 2025

Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation

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Sponsor: 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
Last action: 2026-04-09
Official status: A - Enacted into Law
Effective date: Not listed

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Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation

Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation Status: A - Enacted into Law

What This Bill Does

Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation Status: A - Enacted into Law

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Bill History

2026-04-09 Asm.
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 216
2026-04-09 Asm.
Published 4-9-2026
2026-04-02 Asm.
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
2026-03-20 Asm.
Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026
2026-03-18 Asm.
Received from Senate concurred in
2026-03-17 Sen.
Senators Ratcliff , Smith and Carpenter added as cosponsors
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 33, Noes 0
2026-03-17 Sen.
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-16 Sen.
Fiscal estimate received
2026-03-16 Sen.
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-11 Sen.
Executive action taken
2026-03-11 Sen.
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety , Ayes 8, Noes 0
2026-03-11 Sen.
Available for scheduling
2026-03-11 Sen.
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
2026-03-11 Sen.
Executive action taken
2026-03-11 Sen.
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 13, Noes 0
2026-03-11 Sen.
Available for scheduling
2026-03-04 Sen.
Public hearing held
2026-02-25 Sen.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
2026-02-23 Sen.
Received from Assembly
2026-02-19 Asm.
Read a second time
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, Ayes 97, Noes 0
2026-02-19 Asm.
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-18 Asm.
Made a special order of business at 11:51 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2026-02-16 Asm.
Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
2026-02-13 Asm.
Representative Vining added as a coauthor
2026-02-12 Asm.
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety , Ayes 12, Noes 1
2026-02-12 Asm.
Referred to committee on Rules
2026-02-11 Asm.
Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor
2026-02-11 Asm.
Executive action taken
2026-02-03 Asm.
Public hearing held
2026-02-03 Asm.
Representatives Duchow and Steffen added as coauthors
2026-02-02 Asm.
Representatives Stubbs and Palmeri added as coauthors
2026-01-29 Asm.
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
2026-01-29 Asm.
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation
Status: A - Enacted into Law

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 957
January 29, 2026 - 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
. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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An Act

relating to:
Internet crimes against children law enforcement and
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making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides $400,000 to the Department of Justice in each year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium for Internet crimes against children law enforcement.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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Section

1
. Fiscal changes.
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Internet crimes against children law enforcement.
In the schedule
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under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of justice under s.
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20.455 (2) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $400,000 for
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Internet crimes against children law enforcement. In the schedule under s. 20.005
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(3) for the appropriation to the department of justice under s. 20.455 (2) (a), the
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dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $400,000 for Internet crimes
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against children law enforcement.
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