Senate Bill 969
Prohibiting nondisclosure agreements intended to conceal information about a data center from the public
Topics: Data processing, Industrial development, Municipality, Trade practice
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 1036. That version died when the session ended.
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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits a data center, including any agent of a data center, from entering into any agreement, including a nondisclosure agreement, that has the purpose or effect of concealing the details of the development of the data center from the public or preventing public review of the data center. The bill also prohibits a city, village, town, or county (political subdivision) from entering into any agreement, including a nondisclosure agreement, that has the purpose or effect of concealing the details of the development of a data center from the public or preventing public review of a data center. These prohibitions do not apply to an agreement that has the sole purpose of preventing public disclosure of a trade secret.
In addition, the bill prohibits a political subdivision from permitting or approving a project for the creation of a data center if the data center or an agent of the data center or the political subdivision violates a nondisclosure agreement prohibition created in the bill.
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The bill defines “data center” to mean a facility in this state that satisfies all of the following:
1. The facility’s primary services are storage, management, and processing of digital data.
2. The facility is used to house computer and network systems, including associated components such as servers and network equipment and appliances; telecommunications systems; data storage systems; systems for monitoring and managing infrastructure performance, Internet-related equipment and services, data connections, and environmental controls; fire protection systems; and security systems and services.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Utilities vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 1 · Mar 13, 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 Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 4, Noes 1”. 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 19, 2026
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Mar 13, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.
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Feb 17, 2026 to Mar 4, 2026
2 more representatives and 1 senator 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 Utilities, Technology and Tourism.
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Feb 6, 2026
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Dittrich, Maxey, Piwowarczyk, Behnke and Wichgers
- Feb 6, 2026 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism
- Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
Representative Dallman added as a cosponsor
- Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
Representative Tranel added as a cosponsor
- Mar 4, 2026 · Senate
Senator Jagler added as a coauthor
- Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Mar 13, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 19, 2026 · Senate
Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
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. 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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote