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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 939: Relating to: artificial intelligence systems that simulate humanlike relationships with children and providing a penalty.

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 939 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: artificial intelligence systems that simulate humanlike relationships with children and providing a penalty. Primary sponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Romaine Quinn (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 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
André JacquePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Romaine QuinnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Dave ArmstrongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Ben FranklinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Amanda NedweskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60

“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. Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism
  3. Introduced by Senators Jacque and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Franklin, Goeben, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski and O'Connor

Sources

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