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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 954

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

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

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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: James (R) , Roys (D)

19 cosponsors

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) , Ratcliff (D) , Sinicki (D) , Steffen (R) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

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 passage 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. Feb 6, 2026 · Senate

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

  2. Feb 6, 2026 · Senate

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

  3. Feb 26, 2026 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 4, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 5, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 12, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Mar 12, 2026 · Senate

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

  8. Mar 12, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Mar 13, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  11. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1