Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: requirements for state lottery drawings. (FE)
- Introduced, completed
- Passes Assembly, completed
- Passes Senate, completed
- Governor signs, completed
- Law, completed
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, among other requirements, drawings for the state lottery must be witnessed by an independent certified public accountant, and any equipment used for the drawing must generally be inspected by an independent certified public accountant and a Department of Revenue employee before and after the drawing.
This bill repeals the above requirements for drawings of the state lottery and creates the following requirements:
1. The drawings must be random selections of the winning results. DOR may employ mechanical, electrical, or computerized drawing methods to make the selections.
2. At least annually, for any drawings conducted, DOR must contract with an independent firm to perform an audit of the drawing processes and review technologies employed by DOR, security procedures, computer and systems security, and randomly selected drawings.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Registered lobbying interests · 1
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 passage recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 6, Noes 0
Passed 6–0 Feb 3, 2026 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
Passed 8–0 Mar 11, 2026 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Jan 26, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Piwowarczyk, Bare, Knodl, O'Connor, Penterman, Steffen, Armstrong, Dittrich and Murphy; cosponsored by Senator Tomczyk
- Jan 26, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection
- Jan 27, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly
Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Brill added as coauthors
- Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 6, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 11, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Udell added as a coauthor
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 16, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Revenue
- Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Mar 11, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- 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
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2026
- Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
- Apr 3, 2026 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 198
- Apr 3, 2026 · Assembly
Published 4-4-2026