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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 259: Relating to: criminal trespass at a campground and providing a penalty. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 259 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on May 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: criminal trespass at a campground and providing a penalty. (FE). Primary sponsor: Alex Dallman (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican), Kevin Petersen (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex DallmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Chanz GreenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Kevin PetersenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
André JacqueCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve NassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Fiscal estimate received
  3. Laid on the table
  4. Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
  5. Referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
  6. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
  7. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
  8. Fiscal estimate received
  9. Fiscal estimate received
  10. Executive action taken
  11. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Dallman
  12. Public hearing held

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source