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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 403

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: online credit card contributions and providing a penalty.

Credit Crime and criminals Elections — Campaign expense Elections — Officials Political parties

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

For campaign finance purposes, this bill prohibits a political committee, conduit, or political party from accepting any contribution made with a credit card via the Internet unless the contributor provides the credit card verification value or code and the billing address associated with the card is located in the United States. However, if the contribution is made by a U.S. citizen living outside of the United States, and the credit card billing address is not a location in the United States, the individual must provide the mailing address of the location in the United States that the individual uses for voter registration purposes.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Feyen (R) , Quinn (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)

15 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

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

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 9, 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 passage as amended recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 9, 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. Aug 25, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Quinn and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Tittl, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, O'Connor, Penterman, Wichgers and Armstrong

  2. Aug 25, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  3. Sep 2, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Allen added as a cosponsor

  4. Nov 12, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 20, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk

  6. Nov 21, 2025 · Senate

    LRB correction (Senate Substitute Amendment 1)

  7. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  9. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  10. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1