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SB954 • 2025

requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign

requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign

Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senators James and Roys, cosponsored by Representatives Green, Brill, Dittrich, Mayadev, Armstrong, Behnke, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Miresse, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, Stubbs and Steffen
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)
Effective date
Not listed

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requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign

requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

What This Bill Does

  • requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  3. 2026-03-13 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. 2026-03-12 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  5. 2026-03-12 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety , Ayes 8, Noes 0

  6. 2026-03-12 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  7. 2026-03-05 Sen.

    Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor

  8. 2026-03-04 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  9. 2026-02-26 Sen.

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  10. 2026-02-06 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators James and Roys ; cosponsored by Representatives Green , Brill , Dittrich , Mayadev , Armstrong , Behnke , Fitzgerald , B. Jacobson , Miresse , Murphy , O'Connor , Ortiz-Velez , Piwowarczyk , Sinicki , Stubbs and Steffen

  11. 2026-02-06 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

Official Summary Text

requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign
Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 954
February 6, 2026 - Introduced by Senators
James
and
Roys
, cosponsored by Representatives
Green
,
Brill
,
Dittrich
,
Mayadev
,
Armstrong
,
Behnke
,
Fitzgerald
,
B. Jacobson
,
Miresse
,
Murphy
,
O'Connor
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Piwowarczyk
,
Sinicki
,
Stubbs
and
Steffen
. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
SB954,1,2
1
An Act

to create
165.503 of the statutes;
relating to:
requiring the
2
Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Justice to conduct a children’s online digital safety awareness campaign with the goal of raising awareness of the potential dangers of internet use by children and distributing information on steps that may be taken to prevent children’s exposure to harmful content on the internet. Under the bill, DOJ must provide any materials developed for the campaign to a school, free of charge, upon request.
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:
SB954,1
3
Section

1
.
165.503 of the statutes is created to read:
SB954,2,5
4
165.503

Internet crimes against children public awareness campaign.

5
(1)
The department of justice shall conduct a children’s online digital safety
1
awareness campaign with the goal of raising awareness of the potential dangers of
2
Internet use by children and distributing information on steps that may be taken to
3
prevent children’s exposure to harmful content on the Internet. The campaign
4
shall use a combination of digital platforms, including the department’s website,
5
social media platforms, and digital newsletters, and print platforms, if available.
SB954,2,8
6
(2)
The department of justice shall provide any of the materials developed for
7
the digital safety awareness campaign under sub. (1) to a school, as defined in s.
8
118.257 (1) (d), free of charge upon request.
SB954,2,9
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