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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 649: Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. (FE)

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

SB 649 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on November 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. (FE). Primary sponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), André Jacque (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican), Cory Tomczyk (Republican). It lists 13 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 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patrick TestinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
André JacquePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Cory TomczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Calvin CallahanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Alex DallmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Tony KurtzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Clint MosesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Adam NeylonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98

“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. Public hearing held
  3. Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
  4. Fiscal estimate received
  5. Fiscal estimate received
  6. Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
  7. Introduced by Senators Testin, Jacque, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Dallman, Callahan, Kreibich, Kurtz, Piwowarczyk, Mursau, Neylon, Dittrich, Knodl, Green, Behnke and Brill

Sources

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