Assembly Bill 601
Excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”
Topics: Athletics, Data processing, Gambling, Indian gaming and compacts
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 9, 2026. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 29, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 19, 2026
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 21 to 12
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 247
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 9, 2026: “Published 4-10-2026”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 592. That version died when the session ended.
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, it is a Class B misdemeanor to make a bet. This bill excludes from the definition of “bet” an event or sports wager made by a person physically located in this state using a mobile or other electronic device if the server or other device used to conduct such event or sports wager is physically located on a federally recognized American Indian tribe’s Indian lands and if the event or sports wager is conducted pursuant to a compact between a tribe and this state under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 that was originally entered into prior to April 1, 1993.
Who's behind it
15 representatives are its . 9 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Tyler August · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Priscilla Prado · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Angela Stroud · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Democrat, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 4 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 10 to 0 · Nov 12, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 10 to 0 · Nov 13, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Mar 16, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 21 to 12 · Mar 17, 2026
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (21)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin (D, 8)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D, 18)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Ratcliff (D, 16)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (12)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Jamie Wall (D, 30)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Sarah Keyeski (D, 14)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 9, 2026
The new law was published.
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Apr 9, 2026
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 247.
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Apr 2, 2026
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 17, 2026
The Senate passed it too, 21 to 12.
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Mar 16, 2026
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Feb 25, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 23, 2026
The Senate received it.
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Feb 19, 2026
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 19, 2026
The Assembly adopted it.
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Nov 18, 2025 to Jan 7, 2026
2 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Nov 13, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 13, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.
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Nov 4, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 29, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Oct 29, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 29, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives August, Haywood, Dallman, Anderson, Behnke, Green, Gustafson, Kurtz, Mursau, Novak, Penterman, Prado, Sinicki, Stubbs, Wittke and Stroud; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Spreitzer and Testin
- Oct 29, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Nov 4, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 11, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative August
- Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
- Nov 13, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
- Nov 13, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 13, 2025 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 18, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor
- Dec 19, 2025 · Assembly
Senator James added as a cosponsor
- Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Billings added as a coauthor
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Behnke withdrawn as a coauthor
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:26 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 23, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 25, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 25, 2026 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026
- Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
- Apr 9, 2026 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 247
- Apr 9, 2026 · Assembly
Published 4-10-2026
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote