Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 12 R cosponsors

AB 415 — Relating to: use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices.

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

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    Introduced
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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 has been sent to the executive. Introduced September 15, 2025. It awaits signature.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on March 20, 2026.

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

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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Low

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    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 15 sponsors

    1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill restricts state agencies from using technologies controlled by foreign adversaries.

This bill prohibits state agencies from accessing foreign adversary-controlled electronic devices and requires the development of policies concerning such technologies. Law enforcement agencies are exempt from these restrictions.

Summary

An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

60 added · 69 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Assembly Bill 415 introduces specific restrictions on the use of electronic devices owned or operated by state agencies and local governments in Wisconsin. Notably, it prohibits most officials and employees from downloading or accessing applications and software owned by entities in countries deemed “foreign adversaries” by the U.S. Department of Commerce, which currently includes China, Russia, and others. This change is significant as it aims to protect sensitive state information and reduce potential security risks associated with foreign technology.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-1272/1 MPG:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 415 September 15, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives K NODL , GUSTAFSON , DITTRICH, DUCHOW , GOEBEN , GUNDRUM , M ELOTIK, MURSAU , O'CONNOR , PENTERMAN , PIWOWARCZYK and T ITT, cosponsored by Senators C ABRAL- GUEVARA , RADLEY and N ASS.
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Science, Technology, and AI.
Assembly Bill 415 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to create 20.932 of the statutes;
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 20.932 of the statutes;
use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices.
use restrictions on state electronic devices and policies and standards concerning certain information technology.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under this bill, no official, employee, or contractor of a state agency or local governmental unit, other than a law enforcement officer for law enforcement purposes, may use an electronic device that is owned, operated, or leased by a state agency or local governmental unit to do any of the following:
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- included in the list of foreign adversaries under 15 CFR ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
1.
791.4, as amended from time to time.
Download, use, or access a web-based or other social media application, channel, or platform that is owned or operated by an entity located in a foreign country of concern.
(d) “Generative artificial intelligence” means artifi- SECTION 1.
2.
Use any software, software application, or artificial intelligence tool or algorithm that is owned or operated by an entity located in a foreign country of concern.
Under the bill a “foreign country of concern” is a country designated by the U.S.
Department of Commerce as a foreign adversary of the United States.
Those countries currently include China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, and Venezuela under the regime of Nicolás Maduro.
In addition to law enforcement officers as noted above, the bill provides and exemption for an official, employee, or contractor of a state agency or local governmental unit who obtains a written waiver from the secretary of - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1272/1 MPG:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 415 SECTION 1 administration for limited purposes related to the performance of their duties.
The secretary of administration may issue such waivers at his or her discretion.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
20.932 Use restrictions of state and local government electronic devices.
cial intelligence that can generate derived synthetic con- 20.932 Use restrictions of state and local govern- ment electronic devices.
(1) D EFINITIONS.
(1) D EFINITIONS .
In this section:
In this tent, including text, images, video, and audio, that emu- section:
(a) “Foreign country of concern” means a foreign adversary designated under 15 CFR 791.4.
lates the structure and characteristics of its training data.
(b) “Local governmental unit” means a political subdivision, a special purpose district, an agency or corporation of a political subdivision or special purpose district, a school district, or a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing, in this state.
(a) “Artificial intelligence” means an engineered or (e) “State agency” means an association, authority, board, department, commission, independent agency, machine-based system that varies in its level of auton- institution, system, office, society, or other body in state omy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer government created or authorized to be created by the from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments.
(c) “State agency” means an association, authority, board, department, commission, independent agency, institution, system, office, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law.
constitution or any law.
(2) U SE RESTRICTIONS.
(b) “Department” means the department of (2) U SE RESTRICTIONS .
(a) No official, employee, or contractor of a state agency or local governmental unit, other than a law enforcement officer, as defined in s.
No state agency, other than a law enforcement agency, as defined in s.
967.02 (5), for law enforcement purposes, may do any of the following using an electronic device that is owned, operated, or leased by a state agency or local governmental unit:
165.83 (1) administration.
1.
(b), for law enforcement purposes, may do any of the (c) 1.
Download, use, or access a web-based or other social media application, - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-1272/1 MPG:skw ASSEMBLY BILL 415 SECTION 1 channel, or platform that is owned or operated by an entity located in a foreign country of concern.
Except as provided under subd.
2., “foreign following using an electronic device that is owned, oper- adversary” means any of the following:
ated, or leased by the state agency:
a.
The People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the (a) Download, use, or access a web-based or other social media application, channel, or platform that is Macau Special Administrative Region.
owned or controlled by a foreign adversary.
b.
The Republic of Cuba.
(b) Use any user-downloaded software, or software c.
The Islamic Republic of Iran.
application or any generative artificial intelligence that d.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
is owned or controlled by a foreign adversary.
e.
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The Russian Federation.
(3) NFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POLICIES AND f.
The Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro.
STANDARDS .
(a) In this subsection:
Use any software, software application, or artificial intelligence tool or algorithm that is owned or operated by an entity located in a foreign country of concern.
“Foreign adversary” does not include any coun- 1.
(b) The prohibitions under par.
“Information technology” has the meaning given try, government, regime, or person specified under subd.
(a) 1.
in s.
and 2.
16.97 (6).
do not apply to an official, employee, or contractor of a state agency or local governmental unit who obtains a written waiver from the secretary of administration for limited purposes related to the performance of the duties of the official, employee, or contractor.
1.
The secretary of administration may issue such waivers at the secretary’s discretion.
if the country, government, regime, or person is not 2.
(END)
Notwithstanding sub.
(1) (e), “state agency” 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.” Wisconsin Act - 2 - 2025 Assembly Bill 415 means a state agency in the executive branch of state foreign adversary.
The policies and standards shall ad- government and each authority, as defined in s.
16.41 dress the information technology’s supply chain, the po- (4).
tential impacts on future procurements, and the poten- (b) 1.
The department shall develop and publish tial need for remediation or phase-out of previously pro- policies and standards for officials, employees, and con- cured information technology that is owned or con- tractors of state agencies regarding information technol- trolled by a foreign adversary.
ogy that is owned or controlled by a foreign adversary.
(d) The director of state courts shall develop and The policies and standards shall address the information publish policies and standards for officials, employees, technology’s supply chain, the potential impacts on fu- and contractors of the court system regarding informa- ture state agency procurements, and the potential need tion technology that is owned or controlled by a foreign for remediation or phase-out of previously procured in- adversary.
The policies and standards shall address the formation technology that is owned or controlled by a information technology’s supply chain, the potential im- foreign adversary.
pacts on future procurements, and the potential need for 2.
State agencies may not develop or publish their remediation or phase-out of previously procured infor- own policies and standards regarding information tech- mation technology that is owned or controlled by a for- nology that is owned or controlled by a foreign adver- eign adversary.
sary if the policies and standards are less restrictive than (e) No policy or standard under par.
(b), (c), or (d) those developed and published by the department.
applies to a law enforcement agency, as defined in s.
(c) The legislative technology services bureau shall 165.83 (1) (b), using information technology for law en- develop and publish policies and standards for officials, forcement purposes.
employees, and contractors of the legislature regarding SECTION 2.
Effective dates.
This act takes effect information technology that is owned or controlled by a on January 31, 2027.
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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 3-20-2026

  4. Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2026

  6. LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 3)

  7. Received from Senate concurred in

  8. Ordered immediately messaged

  9. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  10. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Senate Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  13. Read a second time

  14. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Smith

  15. Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

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

  17. Available for scheduling

  18. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  19. Executive action taken

  20. Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government

  21. Received from Assembly

  22. Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 44

  24. Rules suspended

  25. Ordered to a third reading

  26. Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted

  27. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted

  28. Read a second time

  29. Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Knodl

  30. Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules

  31. Referred to committee on Rules

  32. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 4, Noes 2

  33. Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adoption recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 4, Noes 2

  34. Executive action taken

  35. Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Knodl

  36. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Knodl

  37. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

  38. Public hearing held

  39. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

  40. Read first time and referred to Committee on Science, Technology, and AI

  41. Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Gustafson, Dittrich, Duchow, Goeben, Gundrum, Melotik, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Bradley and Nass

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 54 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Senate 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 53 Yea · 44 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 52001
Democrat 04201
Unaffiliated 1200
Total 534402
% of votes cast 54%44%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 Not Voting
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Nay
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 Nay
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 Not Voting
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 415 do?
An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 415?
AB 415 is sponsored by Cabral-Guevara, Bradley, Nass, Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Gustafson, Nate (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Goeben, Joy (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Melotik, Paul (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), and Tittl, Paul (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 415?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced September 15, 2025. It awaits signature.
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