Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 7 R cosponsors

AB 487 — Relating to: meeting in closed session to consider information technology security issues.

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

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

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced October 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

An Act to amend 19.851 (1); to create 13.53 (2m), 13.58 (5) (a) 6., 19.36 (17) and 19.85 (1) (i) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gustafson

  3. Referred to committee on Rules

  4. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  5. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  6. Executive action taken

  7. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gustafson

  8. Public hearing held

  9. Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency

  10. Introduced by Representatives Gustafson, Steffen, O'Connor, Dittrich, Piwowarczyk, Melotik and Murphy; cosponsored by Senator Bradley

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 124 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (124)

124 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

elections technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 487 do?
An Act to amend 19.851 (1); to create 13.53 (2m), 13.58 (5) (a) 6., 19.36 (17) and 19.85 (1) (i) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 487?
AB 487 is sponsored by Bradley, Gustafson, Nate (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), Melotik, Paul (Republican), and Murphy, David (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 487?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced October 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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