Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1036: Relating to: advertising broadband and other Internet speeds and providing a standardized broadband label.
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
SB 1036 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 24, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: advertising broadband and other Internet speeds and providing a standardized broadband label. Primary sponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic). It lists 19 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 24
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Smith | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Clint Anderson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 45 |
| Mike Bare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Brienne Brown | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
| Ryan Clancy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Jodi Emerson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 91 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Tara Johnson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 96 |
| Maureen McCarville | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Supreme Moore Omokunde | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 17 |
| Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 8 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Joe Sheehan | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Angela Stroud | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 73 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Angelito Tenorio | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 14 |
| Randy Udell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism
- Introduced by Senators Smith, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Roys and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Udell, Fitzgerald, Stubbs, Anderson, Moore Omokunde, Emerson, Sinicki, Bare, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Joers, Johnson, McCarville, Ortiz-Velez, Roe, Sheehan, Stroud and Tenorio