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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 966: Relating to: requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign. (FE)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 966 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on January 29, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: requiring the Department of Justice to conduct a public awareness campaign. (FE). Primary sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Dave Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Dave Murphy (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): Published 4-9-2026.

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 6 · Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chanz GreenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Renuka MayadevPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Dave ArmstrongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Joan FitzgeraldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Brent JacobsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Vinnie MiressePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Shelia StubbsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Jesse JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23

“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. Published 4-9-2026
  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 219
  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
  4. Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026
  5. Fiscal estimate received
  6. Received from Senate concurred in
  7. Ordered immediately messaged
  8. Read a third time and concurred in
  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
  10. Ordered to a third reading
  11. Read a second time
  12. Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as cosponsors

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

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