Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 10 R · 5 D cosponsors

AB 601 — Relating to: excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”.

Last action — Published 4-10-2026

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

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced October 29, 2025. It awaits signature.

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

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Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

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Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 21 sponsors

    1 primary, 20 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (10 R · 5 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to create 945.01 (1) (h) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

32 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes made to Bill AB 601 clarify that sports wagers conducted via mobile or electronic devices must occur on Indian lands located within Wisconsin to be exempt from being classified as a "bet." This amendment specifies that even though the wager might be placed from anywhere in the state, it must be processed through a server on tribal land within Wisconsin. This clarification matters because it reinforces the legal framework around online sports betting while ensuring that it adheres to existing agreements between the state and federally recognized tribes, potentially benefiting local economies and tribal entities.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0622/1 MDE:cdc ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 601 November 11, 2025 - Offered by RepresentatUGUST .
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-4723/1 MDE:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 601 October 29, 2025 - Introduced by RepresentativUGUST, HAYWOOD , DALLMAN , A NDERSON, BEHNKE , GREEN , G USTAFSON, KURTZ , M URSAU, NOVAK , PENTERMAN , RADO , INICK, STUBBS, WITTKE and STROUD , cosponsored by Senators M ARKLEIN, D ASSLER-ALFHEIM, FEYEN , SPREITZER and T ESTIN.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
1.
A N A CT to create 945.01 (1) (h) of the statutes;
Page 2, line 2:
relating to:
after “lands” insert “located in this state”.
excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”.
2.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, it is a Class B misdemeanor to make a bet.
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This bill excludes from the definition of “bet” an event or sports wager made by a person physically located in this state using a mobile or other electronic device if the server or other device used to conduct such event or sports wager is physically located on a federally recognized American Indian tribe’s Indian lands and if the event or sports wager is conducted pursuant to a compact between a tribe and this state under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 that was originally entered into prior to April 1, 1993.
after “1993.” insert “Such event or sports wagers are deemed to have taken place on those Indian lands in this state on which the server or other device used to conduct such event or sports wager is physically located.”.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
945.01 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
945.01 (1) (h) An event or sports wager made by a person physically located in this state using a mobile or other electronic device if the server or other device used - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-4723/1 MDE:cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 601 S ECTION 1 to conduct such event or sports wager is physically located on a federally recognized American Indian tribe’s Indian lands and if the event or sports wager is conducted pursuant to an Indian gaming compact under s.
14.035 originally entered into prior to April 1, 1993.
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Action History

  1. Published 4-10-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 247

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

  4. Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026

  5. Received from Senate concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12

  8. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

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

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

  13. Available for scheduling

  14. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  15. Received from Assembly

  16. Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Read a third time and passed

  18. Rules suspended

  19. Ordered to a third reading

  20. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  21. Read a second time

  22. Made a special order of business at 11:26 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  23. Representative Behnke withdrawn as a coauthor

  24. Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  25. Senator James added as a cosponsor

  26. Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

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

  28. Referred to committee on Rules

  29. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  30. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  31. Executive action taken

  32. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative August

  33. Public hearing held

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

  35. Introduced by Representatives August, Haywood, Dallman, Anderson, Behnke, Green, Gustafson, Kurtz, Mursau, Novak, Penterman, Prado, Sinicki, Stubbs, Wittke and Stroud; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Spreitzer and Testin

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1 sponsors · 20 co-sponsors · 111 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (20)

Not signed on (111)

111 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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Votes

Read a third time and concurred in

Passed 21 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 9300
Republican 9900
Unaffiliated 3000
Total 211200
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Yea
JOHNSON — Yea
HABUSH SINYKIN — Yea
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Yea
Drake, Dora Democrat Yea
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Yea
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Yea
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Yea
Roys, Kelda Democrat Yea
Smith, Jeff Democrat Yea
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Yea
Wall, Jamie Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Yea
Bradley, Julian Republican Nay
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Nay
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Nay
Jacque, André Republican Nay
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Nay
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Nay
Quinn, Romaine Republican Nay
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Nay
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 601 do?
An Act to create 945.01 (1) (h) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 601?
AB 601 is sponsored by Anderson, August, Tyler (Republican), Haywood, Kalan (Democrat), Dallman, Alex (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Green, Chanz (Republican), Gustafson, Nate (Republican), Kurtz, Tony (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Novak, Todd (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Prado, Priscilla (Democrat), Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Spreitzer, Testin, Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Stubbs, Shelia (Democrat), Wittke, Robert (Republican), and Stroud, Angela (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 601?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced October 29, 2025. It awaits signature.
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