WI AB601 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-8)
Status: Passed on April 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-09 - Published 4-10-2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-8)
Status: Passed on April 9 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-09 - Published 4-10-2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
An Act to create 945.01 (1) (h) of the statutes; Relating to: excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”.
Title
Excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-17 - Senate - Senate: Read a third time and concurred in (Y: 21 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | House | Published 4-10-2026 |
| 2026-04-09 | House | Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 247 |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 |
| 2026-03-25 | House | Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Received from Senate concurred in |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Ordered immediately messaged |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12 |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | Read a second time |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization |
| 2026-02-23 | Senate | Received from Assembly |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Ordered immediately messaged |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Read a third time and passed |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Rules suspended |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Ordered to a third reading |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Assembly Amendment 1 adopted |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Read a second time |
| 2026-02-18 | House | Made a special order of business at 11:26 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 |
| 2026-02-10 | House | Representative Behnke withdrawn as a coauthor |
| 2026-01-07 | House | Representative Billings added as a coauthor |
| 2025-12-19 | House | Senator James added as a cosponsor |
| 2025-11-18 | House | Representative Miresse added as a coauthor |
| 2025-11-13 | House | Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules |
| 2025-11-13 | House | Referred to committee on Rules |
| 2025-11-13 | House | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0 |
| 2025-11-12 | House | Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0 |
| 2025-11-12 | House | Executive action taken |
| 2025-11-11 | House | Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative August |
| 2025-11-04 | House | Public hearing held |
| 2025-10-29 | House | Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs |
| 2025-10-29 | House | Introduced |
Same As/Similar To
SB592 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
