Assembly Bill 1036
Prohibiting nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about a data center from the public
Topics: Data processing, Industrial development, Municipality, Trade practice
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 13, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. The committee's chair at the time was Jerry O'Connor. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 969. That version died when the session ended.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits a data center, including any agent of a data center, from entering into any agreement, including a nondisclosure agreement, that has the purpose or effect of concealing the details of the development of the data center from the public or preventing public review of the data center. The bill also prohibits a city, village, town, or county (political subdivision) from entering into any agreement, including a nondisclosure agreement, that has the purpose or effect of concealing the details of the development of a data center from the public or preventing public review of a data center. These prohibitions do not apply to an agreement that has the sole purpose of preventing public disclosure of a trade secret.
In addition, the bill prohibits a political subdivision from permitting or approving a project for the creation of a data center if the data center or an agent of the data center or the political subdivision violates a nondisclosure agreement prohibition created in the bill.
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The bill defines “data center” to mean a facility in this state that satisfies all of the following:
1. The facility’s primary services are storage, management, and processing of digital data.
2. The facility is used to house computer and network systems, including associated components such as servers and network equipment and appliances; telecommunications systems; data storage systems; systems for monitoring and managing infrastructure performance, Internet-related equipment and services, data connections, and environmental controls; fire protection systems; and security systems and services.
Who's behind it
5 representatives are its . All 5 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dallman and Born
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 19, 2026
5 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Feb 13, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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Feb 13, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Moses, Behnke, Dittrich, Maxey and Piwowarczyk; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Nass
- Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Feb 16, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Tranel added as a coauthor
- Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly
- Feb 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Kaufert added as a coauthor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Assembly
Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor