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Republican Representative · Assembly District 87

Source: Wisconsin Legislature , Wisconsin Ethics Commission · pulled · record through

Floor votes missed
0 of 245
Bills led
19 · 4 became law
Votes with their party
100% · 238 votes, 2025
Committees
6

Bills they led · 19

Bills where Brent Jacobson is the lead author, the first name on the bill. Sponsoring a bill means putting it forward: the text itself is drafted by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau. Bills they signed onto behind another member are listed below, and bills they only voted on are in Vote history. What these roles mean

Of the 19 bills they led: 4 became law, 2 were vetoed, 1 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.

4 became law 1 adopted 2 vetoed 12 died at session end
Became law 4 bills
  • AB 923 Creating a civil cause of action for sexual extortion. 2025
  • AB 679 Weight limits for vehicles transporting grain, feed, or commercial fertilizer. (FE) 2025
  • AB 65 Entering certain places with intent to commit battery and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 605 Retention of environmental repair fees by certain municipal solid waste facilities. (FE) 2025
Adopted 1 bills
  • AJR 133 Legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration). 2025
Vetoed 2 bills
  • AB 955 The rule-making authority of agencies. (FE) 2025
  • AB 85 Recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime. (FE) 2025
Died at session end 12 bills
  • AR 16 Proclaiming May 2026 as Lyme Disease Awareness Month. 2025
  • AB 900 Eligibility for farmland preservation tax credits. (FE) 2025
  • AB 66 Dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes. 2025
  • AB 640 Setting a maximum age for serving as a supreme court justice or judge of a court of record. 2025
  • AB 526 Certain airport improvement contracts. (FE) 2025
  • AB 458 Admissibility of expert witness testimony. 2025
  • AB 419 A sales and use tax exemption for ski lifts. (FE) 2025
  • AB 33 Representations depicting nudity and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 306 Time limits on local unit of government chief executive officer emergency power proclamations. 2025
  • AB 285 Public protective services hearing protection assistance. (FE) 2025
  • AB 179 Requirements for lighting on police vehicles. 2025
  • AB 164 Various changes to the unemployment insurance law and federal Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment grants. (FE) 2025

Coauthored · 171

Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Brent Jacobson signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 171 coauthored bills
  • AJR 99 Recognizing October 14, 2025, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 97 Proclaiming October 2025 as Careers in Construction Month. 2025
  • AJR 96 Proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months. 2025
  • AJR 92 Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 59 Proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 50 Recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 4 Honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr. 2025
  • AJR 3 Proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 129 Recognizing February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 127 Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration). 2025
  • AJR 112 The right to keep and bear arms (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 102 Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration). 2025
  • AJR 101 Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. 2025
  • AJR 10 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration). 2025
  • AJR 1 Requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration). 2025
  • AB 995 The effective date of administrative rules and the effective period of emergency rules. 2025
  • AB 994 Review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate; and the rule-making authority of certain agencies. (FE) 2025
  • AB 993 The expiration of administrative rules. (FE) 2025
  • AB 992 Requirements for proposed administrative rules that impose costs. (FE) 2025
  • AB 981 Foraging permits, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 980 Bicycling permits, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 979 Cross-country ski permits, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 978 Hiking permits, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 977 Registration requirements for nonmotorized boats. (FE) 2025
  • AB 972 Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. 2025
  • AB 968 Virtual currency kiosks. 2025
  • AB 966 Requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign. (FE) 2025
  • AB 964 Internet crimes against children administrative subpoenas for the crime of sexual extortion when the crime victim is a child. (FE) 2025
  • AB 962 App stores and app developers and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 958 Position authorizations for Internet crimes against children law enforcement. (FE) 2025
  • AB 957 Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 908 Government service delivery improvements. (FE) 2025
  • AB 896 Local governmental consultation related to federal refugee resettlement and assistance. (FE) 2025
  • AB 89 Theft crimes and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025
  • AB 88 Civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 840 Certain requirements related to data centers. 2025
  • AB 832 Required human trafficking and sextortion prevention instruction in certain grades and teacher training related to identifying victims of child trafficking and sextortion. (FE) 2025
  • AB 83 Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device. 2025
  • AB 798 Caregiver records maintained by the Department of Transportation. (FE) 2025
  • AB 795 Including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction. (FE) 2025
  • AB 779 Increasing jurisdictional amounts in small claims actions. (FE) 2025
  • AB 752 Using an absentee ballot drop box or the U.S. mail or a commercial carrier to commit election fraud and providing a penalty. 2025
  • AB 750 Admission of students to technical college programs. 2025
  • AB 74 Parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member. (FE) 2025
  • AB 73 Statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets. 2025
  • AB 72 Ratification of the Driver License Compact. (FE) 2025
  • AB 71 School district operating referenda. 2025
  • AB 704 Fees for snowmobile registration and trail use stickers. (FE) 2025
  • AB 681 The use of oral fluids for preliminary screening of a person suspected of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. 2025
  • AB 678 School board policies on appropriate communication with pupils. (FE) 2025

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Cosponsored · 192

Bills from the other house that Brent Jacobson signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 192 cosponsored bills
  • SJR 99 Recognizing October 14, 2025, as First Responders Appreciation Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 96 Proclaiming October 2025 as Careers in Construction Month. 2025
  • SJR 94 Prohibiting governmental entity discrimination (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 91 Proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months. 2025
  • SJR 9 Honoring the life and public service of Justice David T. Prosser Jr. 2025
  • SJR 88 Honoring the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. 2025
  • SJR 87 Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 63 Proclaiming June as Dairy Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 55 Recognizing the United States Army’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 4 The freedom to gather in places of worship during a state of emergency (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 3 Proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 2 Requiring photographic identification to vote in any election (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 124 Legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 121 Recognizing February 6 as Ronald Reagan Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 116 Prohibiting the governor from using the partial veto to create or increase any tax or fee (second consideration). 2025
  • SJR 105 The right to keep and bear arms (first consideration). 2025
  • SB 982 The effective date of administrative rules and the effective period of emergency rules. 2025
  • SB 981 Review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate; and the rule-making authority of certain agencies. (FE) 2025
  • SB 980 The expiration of administrative rules. (FE) 2025
  • SB 979 Requirements for proposed administrative rules that impose costs. (FE) 2025
  • SB 975 Virtual currency kiosks. 2025
  • SB 970 Financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. 2025
  • SB 97 Parental notification of alleged sexual misconduct by a school staff member. (FE) 2025
  • SB 964 Registration requirements for nonmotorized boats. (FE) 2025
  • SB 963 Foraging permits, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • SB 962 Bicycling permits, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • SB 961 Cross-country ski permits, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • SB 960 Hiking permits, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • SB 956 Position authorizations for Internet crimes against children law enforcement. (FE) 2025
  • SB 955 Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE) 2025
  • SB 954 Requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign. (FE) 2025
  • SB 953 Internet crimes against children administrative subpoenas for the crime of sexual extortion when the crime victim is a child. (FE) 2025
  • SB 952 Government service delivery improvements. (FE) 2025
  • SB 940 The rule-making authority of agencies. (FE) 2025
  • SB 94 Civil action for injury or damages resulting from riot or vandalism, participation in a riot, prohibiting certain limitations or restrictions on law enforcement responses to riot or vandalism activity, and providing a penalty. 2025
  • SB 937 App stores and app developers and providing a penalty. 2025
  • SB 93 Recommendation to revoke extended supervision, parole, or probation if a person is charged with a crime. (FE) 2025
  • SB 92 Theft crimes and providing a penalty. (FE) 2025
  • SB 902 Creating a civil cause of action for sexual extortion. 2025
  • SB 890 Eligibility for farmland preservation tax credits. (FE) 2025
  • SB 877 Local governmental consultation related to federal refugee resettlement and assistance. (FE) 2025
  • SB 843 Certain requirements related to data centers. 2025
  • SB 839 Required human trafficking and sextortion prevention instruction in certain grades and teacher training related to identifying victims of child trafficking and sextortion. (FE) 2025
  • SB 83 Utilization management controls for antipsychotic prescription drugs under the Medical Assistance program. (FE) 2025
  • SB 82 Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device. 2025
  • SB 81 School district operating referenda. 2025
  • SB 80 Statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets. 2025
  • SB 795 Caregiver records maintained by the Department of Transportation. (FE) 2025
  • SB 787 Increasing jurisdictional amounts in small claims actions. (FE) 2025
  • SB 785 Including information about investigations of license holders in an online licensing portal maintained by the Department of Public Instruction. (FE) 2025

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Campaign money

$39,783 reported receipts across 181 records

Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2026. Includes collected receipts before taking office. Latest reported transaction: Jul 27, 2026. Earliest collected receipt in this view: Apr 28, 2025. Filings and amendments may be missing; totals cover collected records.

2025
Receipts by quarter in the selected period. Gold bars with a tick under them are election quarters; peak $18,802 in 2026 Q2.
Quarter by quarter
  • 2025 Q2: $1,935
  • 2025 Q3: $4,425
  • 2025 Q4: $7,755
  • 2026 Q1: $4,520
  • 2026 Q2: $18,802
  • 2026 Q3: $2,346

Where it came from

  • Individuals: $33,987 (85%)
  • Political committees: $3,756 (9%)
  • Businesses & other entities: $1,750 (4%)
  • Anonymous: $290 (1%)

Source types exactly as the committee reported each receipt to CFIS.

Top contributing committees

PACs, party and other political committees

Top individual donors

within the selected period, grouped by CFIS donor identity

  • Brent William Jacobson 3 receipts $8,500
  • Steven Greiner 1 receipts $1,000
  • Luke Bird 1 receipts $1,000
  • Char Creske 2 receipts $1,000
  • Noah Blum 1 receipts $1,000

Top occupations of individual donors

as reported by donors; individuals gave $33,987 in total

  • Retired $8,100
  • Lawyer $2,200
  • Business Executive $2,000
  • Engineer $1,000
  • Dentist $1,000

Source: Wisconsin Ethics Commission campaign finance filings (campaignfinance.wi.gov), refreshed nightly. Wisconsin law bars corporations from contributing to candidates; money comes from individuals and political committees. Totals cover verified candidate committees, including runs for other offices. Receipts can include loans, transfers, refunds, and in-kind support. All available history starts no earlier than July 2008 and may have gaps. Full methodology

Key votes · 79

Selected by rule, not judgment: the final recorded passage vote of every bill that became law, any floor vote decided by five or fewer, and every veto-override vote. Each row links to the official roll call.

Floor attendance

Only days the chamber held recorded floor votes are shown, on every tile below, they either voted or missed: 245 votes across 25 voting days, none missed.

voted all present, not voting missed votes (striped)
2026
2025

Vote history · 245

Showing the most recent 200, see all 245 votes →