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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 656: Relating to: the age for marriage and eliminating spousal exceptions for certain sex crimes against children.

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 656 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on November 19, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: the age for marriage and eliminating spousal exceptions for certain sex crimes against children. Primary sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), Clint Anderson (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Jill Billings (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 32

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ann RoePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Clint AndersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse45
Brienne BrownPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse43
Margaret ArneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BarePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Jill BillingsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Ryan ClancyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Ben DeSmidtPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Jodi EmersonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse91
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Alex JoersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Tara JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Darrin MadisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Maureen McCarvillePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Vinnie MiressePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Greta NeubauerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse66
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Priscilla PradoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse9
Amaad Rivera-WagnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse90
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Angela StroudPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Lisa SubeckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Randy UdellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Angelito TenorioPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Renuka MayadevPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Sarah KeyeskiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Chris LarsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Melissa RatcliffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Kelda RoysCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Jeff SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Mark SpreitzerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“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. Representative Vining added as a coauthor
  3. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
  4. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
  5. Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor
  6. Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor
  7. Representative Andraca added as a coauthor
  8. Representative Hysell added as a coauthor
  9. Senators Drake and Hesselbein added as cosponsors
  10. Representative Cruz added as a coauthor
  11. Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
  12. Introduced by Representatives Roe, Anderson, Brown, Arney, Bare, Billings, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Goodwin, Joers, Johnson, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Udell, Tenorio and Mayadev; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Larson and Roys

Sources

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