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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Assembly Bill 99

Authorization for tribal governments to copy certified copies of vital records for administrative use

Topics: Indians and tribal issues, Vital statistics

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 28, 2025. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 3, 2025

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Mar 18, 2025

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 18, 2025

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2025 Wisconsin Act 4

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2025: “Published 3-29-2025”

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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 86. That version died when the session ended.

What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill is explained in the Notes provided by the Joint Legislative Council in the bill.

Who's behind it

Joint Legislative Council is its ⁠.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 4 names

Author (1)

  • Joint Legislative Council

Signed on in support (3)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 0 · Mar 13, 2025

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 State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2025

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 28, 2025

    The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 4.

  3. Mar 24, 2025

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 18, 2025

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Mar 18, 2025

    The Senate received it.

  6. Mar 18, 2025

    The Assembly passed it.

  7. Mar 18, 2025

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  8. Mar 13, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  9. Mar 13, 2025

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  10. Mar 5, 2025 to Mar 13, 2025

    1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.

  11. Mar 5, 2025

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Mar 3, 2025

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  13. Mar 3, 2025

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Joint Legislative Council

  2. Mar 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Mar 5, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 5, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Jacque added as a cosponsor

  5. Mar 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  7. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  8. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Mar 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2025 by Committee on Rules

  10. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Representatives Stubbs and Joers added as coauthors

  11. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Mar 18, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1)

  18. Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended and taken up

  19. Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  20. Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  22. Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  23. Mar 18, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Mar 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  25. Mar 20, 2025 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2025

  26. Mar 24, 2025 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-24-2025

  27. Mar 28, 2025 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-28-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 4

  28. Mar 28, 2025 · Assembly

    Published 3-29-2025

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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