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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 653: Relating to: imposing certain prohibitions on foreign influence at University of Wisconsin System institutions. (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 653 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on November 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: imposing certain prohibitions on foreign influence at University of Wisconsin System institutions. (FE). Primary sponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican), André Jacque (Republican), Patrick Testin (Republican). It lists 15 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 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cory TomczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
André JacquePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Patrick TestinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Calvin CallahanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Alex DallmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Tony KurtzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Clint MosesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“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. Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Tomczyk
  3. Public hearing held
  4. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk
  5. Fiscal estimate received
  6. Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
  7. Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Nass, Jacque and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Dallman, Brill, Behnke, Green, Melotik, Wichgers, Knodl, Moses, Dittrich, Mursau, Goeben, Kurtz, Murphy, Callahan and O'Connor

Sources

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