2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 966

An Act to create 165.503 of the statutes; Relating to: requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign. (FE)

Status: S - Judiciary and Public Safety

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
3/5/2026 Sen.Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor767
2/12/2026 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0572

History

Date / House Action Journal
1/29/2026 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Green, Brill, Dittrich, Mayadev, Armstrong, Behnke, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Miresse, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki and Stubbs;
cosponsored by Senator James
512
1/29/2026 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety512
2/3/2026 Asm.Public hearing held 
2/3/2026 Asm.Representatives Duchow and Steffen added as coauthors523
2/3/2026 Asm.Senator Roys added as a cosponsor523
2/11/2026 Asm.Executive action taken 
2/12/2026 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0572
2/12/2026 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules572
2/18/2026 Asm.Made a special order of business at 11:57 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14603
2/19/2026 Asm.Read a second time628
2/19/2026 Asm.Ordered to a third reading628
2/19/2026 Asm.Rules suspended628
2/19/2026 Asm.Read a third time and passed628
2/19/2026 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged628
2/23/2026 Sen.Received from Assembly741
2/25/2026 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety750
2/26/2026 Sen.Representative Subeck added as a coauthor754
3/4/2026 Sen.Public hearing held 
3/5/2026 Sen.Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor767
 
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