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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 546: Relating to: limitations on the definition of abortion.

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 546 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: limitations on the definition of abortion. Primary sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), Gus Gustafson (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Scott Allen (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican), Paul Tittl (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Dave Armstrong (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Karen Hurd (Republican). It lists 8 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 29

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Gus GustafsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Scott AllenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Brent JacobsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Ron TuslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Paul TittlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Dave ArmstrongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Chanz GreenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Karen HurdPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Julian BradleyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
André JacqueCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
John JaglerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Howard MarkleinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Steve NassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Romaine QuinnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Cory TomczykCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Van WanggaardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21

“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. Referred to committee on Rules
  3. Report passage recommended by Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Ayes 10, Noes 4
  4. Executive action taken
  5. Public hearing held
  6. Representative Summerfield added as a coauthor
  7. Read first time and referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
  8. Introduced by Representatives Goeben, Gustafson, Brill, Maxey, Penterman, Murphy, Allen, Gundrum, Piwowarczyk, B. Jacobson, Tusler, Tittl, O'Connor, Kreibich, Dittrich, Behnke, Knodl, Armstrong, Green, Mursau and Hurd; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Jacque, Jagler, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Marklein, Bradley and Nass

Sources

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