Bills by subject

International relations

82 bills and resolutions. 6 became law, 7 were vetoed, and 30 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

AB 415 Use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 662 Prohibiting state contracting with certain business entities and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 663 Imposing certain prohibitions on foreign influence at University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 672 Penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 673 Banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 51

Mar 23, 2026
AB 30: Prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 62: Health care costs omnibus, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 218: Limitations on ownership of real property in this state by foreign persons. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 256: A special observance day in schools for Armenian Genocide Awareness Day.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
AB 415: Use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 517: Expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
AB 662: Prohibiting state contracting with certain business entities and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
May 13, 2026
AB 663: Imposing certain prohibitions on foreign influence at University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
May 13, 2026
AB 672: Penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.

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May 13, 2026
AB 673: Banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
May 13, 2026
AB 674: Prohibiting knowingly covering organ transplantation and related care under health insurance policies and the Medical Assistance program if the organ is transplanted in or originates from a country known to have participated in forced organ harvesting. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 683: Prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 715: Nonrecourse civil litigation advances, prohibiting certain foreign persons from financing civil litigation, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 850: Spending cap for the Wisconsin agricultural exports program and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 906: Expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1147: Repealing certain contracting and other restrictions on state and local government entities concerning prohibited boycotts of Israel.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AJR 24: Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AJR 25: Proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AJR 40: Celebrating 50 years of strength and resilience of the Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese people.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Sep 9, 2025
AJR 48: Commemorating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and honoring the Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AJR 110: Condemning the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, including the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AJR 117: Calling for the immediate resolution to the trade war with China.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AJR 130: Recognizing January 27, 2026, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AJR 139: Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan, reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act, supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States, and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 7: Prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.
Vetoed by the governor.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 50: Health care costs omnibus, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 219: Limitations on ownership of real property in this state by foreign persons. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 246: A special observance day in schools for Armenian Genocide Awareness Day.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 400: Use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 520: Expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 648: Prohibiting state contracting with certain business entities and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 649: Banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 650: Penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 651: Prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 653: Imposing certain prohibitions on foreign influence at University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 672: Prohibiting knowingly covering organ transplantation and related care under health insurance policies and the Medical Assistance program if the organ is transplanted in or originates from a country known to have participated in forced organ harvesting. (FE)
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 705: Nonrecourse civil litigation advances, prohibiting certain foreign persons from financing civil litigation, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 823: Spending cap for the Wisconsin agricultural exports program and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 899: Expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1116: Repealing certain contracting and other restrictions on state and local government entities concerning prohibited boycotts of Israel.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 24, 2025
SJR 27: Proclaiming April 24, 2025, to be Holocaust Remembrance Day and April 27, 2025, to May 4, 2025, as Holocaust Days of Remembrance in Wisconsin.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Apr 24, 2025
SJR 28: Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan; reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act; supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States; and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 41: Celebrating 50 years of strength and resilience of the Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese people.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 49: Commemorating Hmong-Lao Veterans Day and honoring the Hmong-Lao veterans who served alongside the United States in the Vietnam War.
Stopped in committee.
Jan 15, 2026
SJR 103: Condemning the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, including the illegal abduction and forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 110: Calling for the immediate resolution to the trade war with China.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 133: Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to the strengthening and deepening of the sister ties between the State of Wisconsin and Taiwan, reaffirming Wisconsin’s support for the Taiwan Relations Act, supporting Taiwan’s signing of a Bilateral Trade Agreement with the United States, and continuing support for increasing Taiwan’s international profile.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 137: Recognizing January 27, 2026, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 17, 2026
SR 6: Honoring the U.S. service members who lost their lives during the initial actions of the ongoing conflict with Iran.
Adopted.

2011–12 session: 15

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 305: Permits for overweight vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting sealed containers or vehicles in international trade.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 387: A sales and use tax exemption for coins, currency, and commemorative medallions.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 391: Creating the Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 2, 2012
AB 570: Investment activities in Iran, state procurement and construction contracts, and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 3, 2012
AB 734: Treatment of hydroelectric power under the renewable portfolio standard.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 1, 2012
AJR 70: Recognizing October 6 as German-American Day.
Adopted.
Mar 15, 2012
AJR 111: Recognizing the contribution of the men and women of the Wisconsin Air National Guard to Operation Unified Protector in freeing the Libyan nation from tyranny.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 12, 2012
AJR 112: Honoring the Port of Milwaukee as Grantee for Foreign-Trade Zone No. 41 and supporting the inclusion of nine additional Wisconsin counties in the zone.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.

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Mar 23, 2012
SB 67: Political disbursements and obligations by corporations and cooperative associations and the scope of regulated activity under the campaign finance law.
Stopped in committee.
Nov 11, 2011
SB 222: Permits for overweight vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting sealed containers or vehicles in international trade.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 408: A sales and use tax exemption for coins, currency, and commemorative medallions.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 417: Concealment of benefit claim information, availability for work, interest on delinquent payments, and the composition and authority of appeal tribunals under the unemployment insurance law.
Became law.
Sep 13, 2011
SR 20: Recognizing the centennial of the establishment of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Adopted.

2009–10 session: 16

Apr 28, 2010
AB 345: Accepting prisoners or detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 686: Modifications to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Feb 27, 2009
AJR 17: Declaring March 10, 2009, Tibet Day.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 25: Calling upon the U.S. Congress to investigate the attack on the U.S.S. Liberty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 9, 2010
AJR 92: Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the symbolic end of the Cold War.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 99: Calling upon the legislatures of the various states to investigate, and to call on the U.S. Congress to investigate, the attack on the U.S.S. Liberty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 9, 2010
AJR 112: Declaring March 10, 2010, Tibet Day.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 30, 2010
AJR 127: The life and public service of Erwin Bessler.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 19, 2010
SB 365: The Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act and providing a penalty.
Became law.
May 14, 2010
SB 473: Modifications to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
Became law.

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Apr 1, 2009
SJR 17: Proclaiming March of every year as Irish-American Heritage Month.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Apr 15, 2009
SJR 21: Celebrating March 25, 2009, as the 188th anniversary of Greek independence.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Feb 18, 2010
SJR 58: Honoring the service and safe return of Wisconsin's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team from its deployment in Iraq.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 9, 2010
SJR 60: Proclaiming that the ancient Macedonians were Hellenes and that the inhabitants of the northern province of Greece, Macedonia, are their Hellenic descendants.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Apr 27, 2010
SJR 67: Honoring the life and public service of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and others.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Apr 22, 2010
SR 10: Urging the government of Turkey to grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate recognition, ecclesiastical succession, the right to train clergy of all nationalities, and to respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Adopted.

Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject