Assembly Bill 958
Position authorizations for Internet crimes against children law enforcement. (FE)
Topics: Children, Data processing: Criminal acts and law enforcement, Justice, Department of, Police, Public employee
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 9, 2026. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 29, 2026
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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 Mar 17, 2026
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 217
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 9, 2026: “Published 4-9-2026”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 956. That version died when the session ended.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill authorizes the following four additional full-time positions for the Department of Justice: two Internet crimes against children criminal analysts, one Internet crimes against children outreach specialist, and one Internet crimes against children digital evidence examiner.
Who's behind it
23 representatives are its . 12 are Democrats and 11 are Republicans.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (23)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Fitzgerald · Democrat, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Renuka Mayadev · Democrat, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Greta Neubauer · Democrat, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Duke Tucker · Republican, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (11)
- Duchow and Steffen
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Ratcliff, Smith and Carpenter
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- Stubbs and Palmeri
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 13 to 0 · Feb 12, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Mar 12, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. 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 217.
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Apr 2, 2026
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 17, 2026
The Senate passed it too.
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Mar 17, 2026
3 more senators signed on in support.
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Mar 16, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 12, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Mar 4, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 26, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 25, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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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 13, 2026 to Feb 16, 2026
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 12, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 12, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.
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Feb 3, 2026 to Feb 11, 2026
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 3, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 2, 2026
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 29, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Jan 29, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Brill, Billings, Goeben, Joers, Dittrich, Mayadev, Armstrong, Behnke, Brown, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Maxey, Miresse, Neylon, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, Tucker, Udell and Neubauer; cosponsored by Senators James, Wanggaard, Jacque and Roys
- Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Feb 2, 2026 · Assembly
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
- Feb 11, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor
- Feb 11, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Vining added as a coauthor
- Feb 16, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:52 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
- Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly
Read a second time
- 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 Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 16, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
- 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
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026
- Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
- Apr 9, 2026 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 217
- Apr 9, 2026 · Assembly
Published 4-9-2026
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote