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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 651: Relating to: prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary. (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 651 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on November 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary. (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
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Tony KurtzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Clint MosesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
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. Available for scheduling
  3. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2
  4. Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2
  5. Executive action taken
  6. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin
  7. Fiscal estimate received
  8. Public hearing held
  9. Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
  10. Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
  11. Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor
  12. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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