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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 30: Relating to: prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.

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 30 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on February 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state. Primary sponsor: Will Penterman (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Scott Allen (Republican), Dave Armstrong (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican). It lists 3 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): Democratic 1 · Republican 21

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Scott AllenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Dave ArmstrongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Brienne BrownPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Chanz GreenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Brent JacobsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Shae SortwellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
David SteffenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Ron TuslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
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. Laid on the table
  3. Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules
  4. Referred to committee on Rules
  5. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 4
  6. Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 4
  7. Executive action taken
  8. Representative Brown withdrawn as a coauthor
  9. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Penterman
  10. Public hearing held
  11. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Penterman
  12. Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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