Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 25 D cosponsors

AB 656 — Relating to: the age for marriage and eliminating spousal exceptions for certain sex crimes against children.

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 November 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Summary

An Act to repeal 765.02 (2); to renumber 765.02 (1); to amend 48.14 (6), 765.11 (1), 765.30 (2) (a), 767.313 (1) (c), 948.09 and 948.093; to create 767.185 of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative Vining added as a coauthor

  3. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  4. Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  5. Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor

  6. Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor

  7. Representative Andraca added as a coauthor

  8. Representative Hysell added as a coauthor

  9. Senators Drake and Hesselbein added as cosponsors

  10. Representative Cruz added as a coauthor

  11. Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families

  12. Introduced by Representatives Roe, Anderson, Brown, Arney, Bare, Billings, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Goodwin, Joers, Johnson, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Udell, Tenorio and Mayadev; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Larson and Roys

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1 sponsors · 31 co-sponsors · 100 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (31)

Not signed on (100)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 656 do?
An Act to repeal 765.02 (2); to renumber 765.02 (1); to amend 48.14 (6), 765.11 (1), 765.30 (2) (a), 767.313 (1) (c), 948.09 and 948.093; to create 767.185 of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 656?
AB 656 is sponsored by Spreitzer, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Larson, Roys, Roe, Ann (Democrat), Anderson, Clinton (Democrat), Brown, Brienne (Democrat), Arney, Margaret (Democrat), Bare, Mike (Democrat), Billings, Jill (Democrat), Clancy, Ryan (Democrat), DeSmidt, Ben (Democrat), Emerson, Jodi (Democrat), Goodwin, Russell (Democrat), Joers, Alex (Democrat), Johnson, Tara (Democrat), Madison, Darrin (Democrat), McCarville, Maureen (Democrat), Miresse, Vincent (Democrat), Neubauer, Greta (Democrat), Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia (Democrat), Prado, Priscilla (Democrat), Rivera-Wagner, Amaad (Democrat), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Stroud, Angela (Democrat), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Udell, Randy (Democrat), Tenorio, Angelito (Democrat), and Mayadev, Renuka (Democrat).
What is the current status of AB 656?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced November 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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