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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 292

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Relating to: the use of artificial intelligence or other machine assisted translation in court proceedings and of telephone or live audiovisual interpretation in criminal trials. (FE)

Circuit court Court — Municipal Court — Procedure Data processing English language Telecommunications Telephone

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  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

Under this bill, a court may allow the use of artificial intelligence or other machine assisted translation in civil or criminal proceedings, certain municipal proceedings, and administrative contested case proceedings.

Under current law, on request of any party, the court may permit an interpreter to act in any criminal proceeding, other than trial, by telephone or live audiovisual means. The bill allows an interpreter to act by telephone or live audiovisual means in a criminal trial in addition to other types of proceedings.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Kaufert (R) , Kitchens (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Neylon (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Wichgers (R)

2 cosponsors

Bradley (R) , Kapenga (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 5

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

Full history

  1. May 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Maxey, Kitchens, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Gustafson, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga and Bradley

  2. May 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1