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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 650: Relating to: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, 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 650 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on November 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty. (FE). Primary sponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Dan Feyen (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 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patrick TestinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Dan FeyenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
André JacquePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Cory TomczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Calvin CallahanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Alex DallmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Tony KurtzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Clint MosesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
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. Fiscal estimate received
  3. Public hearing held
  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, Feyen, Jacque, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Dallman, Knodl, O'Connor, Penterman, Murphy, Kurtz, Melotik, Green, Behnke, Brill, Piwowarczyk and Callahan

Sources

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