Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 10 R cosponsors

AB 86 — Relating to: imposing the penalty of life imprisonment for the crime of child trafficking and providing a penalty. (FE)

Last action — Published 4-4-2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 28, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

An Act to renumber and amend 948.051 (1) and 948.051 (2); to amend 302.114 (1), 303.065 (1) (b) 2., 304.02 (5) and 973.014 (2); to create 948.051 (1) (b) and 948.051 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Published 4-4-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 187

  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026

  5. LRB correction

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Senator Smith added as a cosponsor

  9. Read a third time and concurred in

  10. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Read a second time

  13. Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. Fiscal estimate received

  16. Available for scheduling

  17. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  18. Executive action taken

  19. Fiscal estimate received

  20. Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  21. Received from Assembly

  22. Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Read a third time and passed

  24. Rules suspended

  25. Ordered to a third reading

  26. Read a second time

  27. Fiscal estimate received

  28. Fiscal estimate received

  29. Representative Anderson added as a coauthor

  30. Referred to calendar of 3-13-2025 pursuant to Assembly Rule 45 (1)

  31. Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 4, Noes 0

  32. Executive action taken

  33. Public hearing held

  34. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  35. Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Allen, Behnke, Goeben, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Jacque

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 86 do?
An Act to renumber and amend 948.051 (1) and 948.051 (2); to amend 302.114 (1), 303.065 (1) (b) 2., 304.02 (5) and 973.014 (2); to create 948.051 (1) (b) and 948.051 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 86?
AB 86 is sponsored by Jacque, Sortwell, Shae (Republican), Allen, Scott (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), and Wichgers, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 86?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 28, 2025. It awaits signature.
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