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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 487: Relating to: meeting in closed session to consider information technology security issues.

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 487 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: meeting in closed session to consider information technology security issues. Primary sponsor: Gus Gustafson (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Gus GustafsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
David SteffenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Julian BradleyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28

“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. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gustafson
  3. Referred to committee on Rules
  4. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 6, Noes 3
  5. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 9, Noes 0
  6. Executive action taken
  7. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gustafson
  8. Public hearing held
  9. Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency
  10. Introduced by Representatives Gustafson, Steffen, O'Connor, Dittrich, Piwowarczyk, Melotik and Murphy; cosponsored by Senator Bradley

Sources

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