WI AB265 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 16)
Status: Passed on December 10 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-12-10 - Published 12-10-2025
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

An Act to amend 939.616 (title), 940.302 (2) (a) (intro.), 940.302 (2) (b), 948.051 (1) and 948.051 (2); to create 939.616 (1s), 939.6175 and 939.74 (2) (av) of the statutes; Relating to: human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty.

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Title

Human trafficking and trafficking of a child and providing a penalty.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-11-18 - Senate - Senate: Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate (Y: 18 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-12-10HousePublished 12-10-2025
2025-12-10HouseReport approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 56
2025-12-04HousePresented to the Governor on 12-4-2025
2025-11-19HouseReport correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025
2025-11-19HouseReceived from Senate concurred in
2025-11-18SenateOrdered immediately messaged
2025-11-18SenateRead a third time and concurred in
2025-11-18SenateRules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-11-18SenateOrdered to a third reading
2025-11-18SenateDecision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2025-11-18SenatePoint of order that Senate Amendment 1 was not germane well taken
2025-11-18SenateRead a second time
2025-11-18SenateSenate Amendment 1 offered by Senators L. Johnson, Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, Roys, Wirch, Carpenter, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim, Wall and Larson
2025-11-14SenatePlaced on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-11-14SenatePublic hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-10-15SenateAvailable for scheduling
2025-10-15SenateRead first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
2025-10-15SenateReceived from Assembly
2025-10-14HouseOrdered immediately messaged
2025-10-14HouseRead a third time and passed
2025-10-14HouseRules suspended
2025-10-14HouseOrdered to a third reading
2025-10-14HouseAssembly Amendment 1 adopted
2025-10-14HouseRead a second time
2025-10-14HouseRepresentatives Stubbs and Subeck added as coauthors
2025-10-13HouseLRB correction
2025-10-09HousePlaced on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-10-08HouseReferred to committee on Rules
2025-10-08HouseReport passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0
2025-10-08HouseReport Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0
2025-10-01HouseExecutive action taken
2025-09-10HousePublic hearing held
2025-09-10HouseRepresentative Duchow added as a coauthor
2025-09-10HouseAssembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wittke
2025-05-19HouseRead first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2025-05-19HouseIntroduced

Same As/Similar To

SB266 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Wisconsin State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab265
Texthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB265.pdf
Texthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2025/REG/AB265.pdf
Texthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/acts/2025/56.pdf
Amendmenthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB265-AA1.pdf
Amendmenthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB265-SA1.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/criminal_justice_and_public_safety/1943984.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB265.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcactmemos/2025/REG/Act%2056.pdf
Roll Callhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/sv0118

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