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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 444

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Relating to: prohibitions concerning use of state and local facilities to detain individuals on the basis of immigration status.

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, no state agency or other body in state government, political subdivision of the state, or county sheriff may use or permit the federal government to use a facility owned or operated by the state agency, political subdivision, or county sheriff to detain or hold in custody an individual if the individual is being detained or held in custody solely on the basis of the individual’s immigration status.

The bill additionally provides that no state agency, political subdivision, or county sheriff may expend moneys to establish or operate, or to assist in the establishment or operation of, an immigrant detention facility in Wisconsin.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , Cruz (D) , Haywood (D) , Hong (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Kirsch (D) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Phelps (D) , Roe (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tenorio (D)

11 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Drake (D) , Keyeski (D) , Larson (D) , McCarville (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Udell (D) , Vining (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

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. Sep 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Phelps, Cruz, Miresse, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, Haywood, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Roys, Drake, Carpenter, Keyeski and Spreitzer

  2. Sep 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections

  3. Jan 16, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Udell added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Vining added as a coauthor

  5. Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor

  6. Feb 11, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  7. Mar 17, 2026 · Assembly

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  8. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1