Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 14 R cosponsors

AB 385 — Relating to: online credit card contributions and providing a penalty.

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced August 20, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on March 27, 2026.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 19 sponsors

    1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (14 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to create 11.0103 (6) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

28 added · 45 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Assembly Bill 385 introduces guidelines for online credit card contributions to political entities in Wisconsin. It now requires third-party groups to collect the billing address of contributors, which must be located in the United States, and to verify the credit card information at the time of the transaction. This change is significant as it aims to prevent foreign influence in local elections and ensure accountability for online donations by requiring proper identification from contributors.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-3481/1 JK:cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 385 August 20, 2025 - Introduced by RepresentativURPHY, TITT, BEHNKE , RILL, D ITTRIC, G OEBEN , GUNDRUM , K NODL, K REIBICH, M AXEY, O'CONNOR , PENTERMAN , WICHGERSand A RMSTRONG , cosponsored by SenatorOMCZYK , C ABRAL-GUEVARA , EYEN, QUINNand W ANGGAARD .
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections.
Assembly Bill 385 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to create 11.0103 (6) of the statutes;
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 11.0103 (6) of the statutes;
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau For campaign finance purposes, this bill prohibits a political committee, conduit, or political party from accepting any contribution made with a credit card via the Internet unless the contributor provides the credit card verification value or code and the billing address associated with the card is located in the United States.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- sociated with the credit card is located in the United States, except as provided in par.
However, if the contribution is made by a U.S.
(b).
citizen living outside of the United States, and the credit card billing address is not a location in the United States, the individual must provide the mailing address of the location in the United States that the individual uses for voter registration purposes.
ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
11.0103 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
11.0103 (6) of the statutes is created to (b) If the contribution under par.
11.0103 (6) NLINE CREDIT CARD CONTRIBUTIONS.
(a) is made by a read:
(a) No committee, conduit, or political party may accept any contribution made with a credit card via the - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3481/1 JK:cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 385 SECTION 1 Internet unless the person making the contribution provides to the committee, conduit, or political party, at the time of making the contribution, the credit card verification value or code and, except as provided in par.
U.S.
(b), the billing address associated with the credit card is located in the United States.
citizen living outside of the United States, and the credit card or debit card billing address is not located in 11.0103 (6) O NLINE CREDIT CARD CONTRIBUTIONS .
(b) If the contribution under par.
the United States, the 3rd-party group that solicits and (a) 1.
(a) is made by a U.S.
Any 3rd-party group that solicits and accepts accepts money via the Internet by credit card or debit money via the Internet by credit card or debit card to card to make contributions to a committee or conduit shall obtain the mailing address of the location in the make contributions to a committee or conduit, at the time of making the transaction, shall obtain a billing ad- United States that the individual making the contribu- dress located in the United States, except as provided in tion uses for voter registration purposes and provide that par.
citizen living outside of the United States, and the credit card billing address is not a location in the United States, the individual shall provide to the committee, conduit, or political party, at the time of making the contribution, the mailing address of the location in the United States that the individual uses for voter registration purposes.
(b).
(c) The treasurer of each committee, conduit, or political party shall maintain the names and addresses of each person making a contribution under this subsection for purposes of making the reports required under this chapter.
address to the committee or conduit.
(d) Any financial institution that processes credit card contributions via the Internet to a committee, conduit, or political party without requiring the credit card verification value or code and a billing address located in the United States is subject to a forfeiture in an amount equal to the cumulative amount of such contributions.
(c) Any 3rd-party group that solicits and accepts 2.
(END)
Any 3rd-party group that solicits and accepts money via the Internet by credit card or debit card to money via the Internet by credit card or debit card to make contributions to a committee or conduit without make contributions to a committee or conduit shall en- sure that the credit card or debit card verification value requiring the credit card or debit card verification value or code or address as provided under this subsection is or code is required and verified at the time the contribu- subject to a forfeiture in an amount equal to the cumula- tion is made and shall verify that the billing address as- tive amount of such contributions.
* Section 991.11, ISCONSINSTATUTES:
Effective date of acts.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the gov- ernor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-27-2026

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 1-22-2026

  5. Received from Senate concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in

  8. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  11. Read a second time

  12. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall and Wirch

  13. Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 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. Available for scheduling

  16. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  17. Executive action taken

  18. LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  19. Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  20. Received from Assembly

  21. Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 55, Noes 42

  23. Rules suspended

  24. Ordered to a third reading

  25. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  26. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Murphy

  27. Read a second time

  28. Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  29. Referred to committee on Rules

  30. Report passage recommended by Committee on Campaigns and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 2

  31. Executive action taken

  32. Public hearing held

  33. Representative Tucker added as a coauthor

  34. Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  35. Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections

  36. Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Tittl, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, O'Connor, Penterman, Wichgers and Armstrong; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Quinn and Wanggaard

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on · 52 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected

Passed 18 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 01200
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 181500
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Nay
HABUSH SINYKIN — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wall, Jamie Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Read a third time and passed

Passed 55 Yea · 42 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53000
Democrat 14002
Unaffiliated 1200
Total 554202
% of votes cast 56%42%0%2%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Arney, Margaret Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Brown, Brienne Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Nay
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Nay
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Yea
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Not Voting
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Nay
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Nay
Stroud, Angela Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Not Voting
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Nay
Udell, Randy Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 385 do?
An Act to create 11.0103 (6) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 385?
AB 385 is sponsored by Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Quinn, Wanggaard, Murphy, David (Republican), Tittl, Paul (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Brill, Lindee (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Maxey, Dave (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), and Armstrong, David (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 385?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced August 20, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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