Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 11 D cosponsors

AB 657 — Relating to: prohibiting certain restrictions by state agencies and local governmental units on access to books and other media and prohibiting public funding for a library, school, or institution of higher learning that has certain restrictions on access to books and other media.

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

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    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 “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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. Representative Billings added as a coauthor

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

  4. Introduced by Representatives Emerson, Considine, Sinicki, Ohnstad, Conley, Bare, Shelton, Ratcliff, Clancy, Baldeh, Joers, Palmeri, Drake, Moore Omokunde, Madison and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Hesselbein, Agard and Smith

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16 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 116 not signed on

Sponsors (16)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (116)

116 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 657?
AB 657 is sponsored by Emerson, Jodi (Democrat), Considine, Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Ohnstad, Conley, Bare, Mike (Democrat), Shelton, Ratcliff, Melissa (Democrat), Clancy, Ryan (Democrat), Baldeh, Joers, Alex (Democrat), Palmeri, Lori (Democrat), Drake, Dora (Democrat), Moore Omokunde, Supreme (Democrat), Madison, Darrin (Democrat), and Jacobson, Jenna (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 657?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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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