Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: To Executive 5 R cosponsors

AB 894 — Relating to: prohibiting state agency employees, state elected officials, federal government agency employees, and certain state individuals holding a national office from influencing social media Internet sites to censor users and providing a penalty. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Fiscal estimate received

  3. Fiscal estimate received

  4. Fiscal estimate received

  5. Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  6. Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, Goeben, Gustafson, Murphy and Schmidt

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6 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 126 not signed on

Sponsors (6)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (126)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 894?
AB 894 is sponsored by Sortwell, Shae (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Gustafson, Nate (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), and Schmidt.
What is the current status of AB 894?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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