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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 102

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Relating to: designating University of Wisconsin and technical college sports and athletic teams based on the sex of the participants.

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires each University of Wisconsin institution and technical college that operates or sponsors an intercollegiate or club athletic team or sport to designate the athletic team or sport as one of the following based on the sex of the participating students: 1) males or men; or 2) females or women. The bill defines “sex” as the sex determined by a physician at birth and reflected on the birth certificate. The bill also requires a UW institution or technical college to prohibit 1) a male student from participating on an athletic team or in a sport designated for females, and 2) a male student from using locker rooms designated for females.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Brooks (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Duchow (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Krug (R) , Maxey (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Nedweski (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Wichgers (R)

10 cosponsors

Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Testin (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 16

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 7, Noes 4

Passed 7–4 Mar 13, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 7, Noes 4

Passed 7–4 Mar 13, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 50–43 Mar 20, 2025 official source full page

Aye · 50

Nay · 43

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 16, 2026 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 18–15 Feb 11, 2026 official source full page

Full history

  1. Mar 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Dittrich, Knodl, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Callahan, Donovan, Duchow, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Krug, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Steffen, Tusler, VanderMeer and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Kapenga, Nass, Quinn, Testin, Tomczyk and Wanggaard

  2. Mar 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  3. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dittrich

  5. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 7, Noes 4

  7. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 7, Noes 4

  8. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-20-2025 by Committee on Rules

  10. Mar 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  11. Mar 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Mar 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Mar 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 50, Noes 43

  14. Mar 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Mar 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Mar 21, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  18. Jan 14, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  19. Jan 16, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  20. Jan 16, 2026 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  21. Jan 16, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  26. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  27. Feb 11, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Feb 16, 2026 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-16-2026

  30. Mar 26, 2026 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026

  31. Mar 31, 2026 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-31-2026

  32. May 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  33. May 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82