Senate Bill 953
Internet crimes against children administrative subpoenas for the crime of sexual extortion when the crime victim is a child. (FE)
Topics: Crime and criminals, Crime victim, Data processing: Criminal acts and law enforcement, Justice, Department of, Sex crimes, Subpoena, Youth
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 6, 2026
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 964. That version became law.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the attorney general may subpoena a provider of an electronic communication service or a remote computing service to compel the production of certain information if the information likely to be obtained is relevant to an ongoing investigation of a human trafficking crime or an Internet crime against a child and the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe either that an Internet or electronic service account provided by an electronic communication service or a remote computing service has been used in the crime. Additionally, the attorney general may subpoena a hotel to compel the production of certain information if the information likely to be obtained is relevant to an ongoing investigation of a human trafficking crime or an Internet crime against a child and the attorney general or his or her designee has reasonable cause to believe that a room provided by a hotel has been used in the crime.
This bill provides that the crime of sexual extortion is an Internet crime against a child for the purposes of Internet crimes against children administrative subpoenas, if the crime victim was under the age of 18 at the time of the offense.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
34 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (34)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Fitzgerald · Democrat, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Renuka Mayadev · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Greta Neubauer · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Mar 3, 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 Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 17, 2026
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Mar 13, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 3, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Feb 18, 2026 to Feb 26, 2026
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 17, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 6, 2026
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Feb 6, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators James, Wanggaard, Tomczyk, Jacque and Roys; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Joers, Brill, Mayadev, Ortiz-Velez, Sinicki, Miresse, O'Connor, Kreibich, Nedweski, B. Jacobson, Piwowarczyk, Behnke, Udell, Green, Maxey, Donovan, Goeben, Andraca, Armstrong, Sortwell, Goodwin, Fitzgerald, DeSmidt, Murphy, Knodl, Melotik, Stubbs, Neubauer, Steffen and Allen
- Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 18, 2026 · Senate
Representative Vining added as a cosponsor
- Feb 26, 2026 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Mar 3, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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