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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 966

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Relating to: requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign. (FE)

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Justice to conduct a children’s online digital safety awareness campaign with the goal of raising awareness of the potential dangers of internet use by children and distributing information on steps that may be taken to prevent children’s exposure to harmful content on the internet. Under the bill, DOJ must provide any materials developed for the campaign to a school, free of charge, upon request.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Dittrich (R) , Fitzgerald (D) , Green (R) , Mayadev (D) , Miresse (D) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D)

6 cosponsors

Duchow and Steffen , James (R) , Ratcliff and Smith , Roys (D) , Subeck (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 6

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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Feb 12, 2026 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Mar 12, 2026 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Green, Brill, Dittrich, Mayadev, Armstrong, Behnke, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Miresse, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senator James

  2. Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Representatives Duchow and Steffen added as coauthors

  5. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Senator Roys added as a cosponsor

  6. Feb 11, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  8. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:57 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  10. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 19, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Feb 23, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Feb 25, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  17. Feb 26, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  18. Mar 4, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  19. Mar 5, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor

  20. Mar 12, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Mar 12, 2026 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  22. Mar 12, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Mar 16, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as cosponsors

  25. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  28. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  32. Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026

  33. Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  34. Apr 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 219

  35. Apr 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Published 4-9-2026