Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 13 R cosponsors

AB 672 — Relating to: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty. (FE)

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

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    Passed Senate
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced November 19, 2025. It awaits signature.

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

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 18 sponsors

    1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (13 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 973.01 (2) (c) 2. a.; to create 165.27, 939.64 and 946.685 of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

66 added · 127 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes in Assembly Bill 672 introduce new legal provisions to criminalize actions taken by individuals acting on behalf of foreign governments or terrorist organizations to harass or silence people based on their political views. It establishes a penalty enhancer, meaning that crimes committed under these circumstances will be treated as more serious offenses in terms of classification and penalties. Additionally, the bill promotes public awareness and training to help communities recognize and report instances of transnational repression. This matters because it aims to protect individuals from foreign interference while strengthening local and state responses to such threats.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-4537/1 CMH:ads&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 672 November 19, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives M OSES, DALLMAN , KNODL , O'CONNOR , PENTERMAN , MURPHY , KURTZ, MELOTIK , REEN , BEHNKE , BRILL, PIWOWARCZYK and C ALLAHAN , cosponsored by Senators TESTIN , OMCZYK , JACQUE , NASS and FEYEN .
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
Assembly Bill 672 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to amend 973.01 (2) (c) 2.
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amend 973.01 (2) (c) 2.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Current law classifies crimes as Class A to I felonies or Class A to C misdemeanors.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- (c) Develop best practices for preventing transna- ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Current law also provides penalty enhancers if a crime is committed under certain circumstances.
tional repression within local communities.
Under this bill, a person who commits a crime is guilty of a crime that is one classification level higher than current law provides if the underlying crime is committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization with the intent to harass, intimidate, silence, punish, or otherwise impose the foreign government’s or foreign terrorist organization’s control, preferences, viewpoints, or laws upon a dissident;
exile;
activist;
journalist;
political opponent;
member of a religious, ethnic, or political minority group;
or citizen of another country due to their political view.
This is commonly known as transnational repression.
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-4537/1 CMH:ads&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 672 SECTION 1 The bill also requires the Department of Justice to do all of the following:
1) develop a training program for law enforcement officers on how to identify and respond to transnational repression;
2) develop best practices on how to prevent transnational repression within local communities;
3) maintain a list of countries and foreign terrorist organizations that perpetrate transnational repression;
and 4) develop a public awareness campaign to help individuals identify and report cases of transnational repression.
The bill also makes it a Class E felony to intentionally engage in the prevention, detection, investigation, monitoring, surveilling, or prosecution of an offense under the law or rule of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization without the approval of the federal government or a Wisconsin law enforcement agency with jurisdiction.
The bill imposes a three-year mandatory minimum term of confinement in prison and a mandatory minimum fine of at least $10,000 for a conviction.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
165.27 Transnational repression training, prevention, and awareness.
(d) Develop a public awareness campaign to help in- dividuals identify and report possible cases of transna- 165.27 Transnational repression training, pre- vention, and awareness.
(1) In this section, “transnational repression” means an action taken by a person acting as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization, outside of the jurisdiction of the government or organization, with the intent to harass, intimidate, silence, punish, or otherwise impose the foreign government’s or foreign terrorist organization’s control, preferences, viewpoints, or laws upon a dissident;
(1) In this section, “transna- tional repression and to collect examples of cases from tional repression” means an action taken by a person the public.
The public awareness campaign shall in- acting as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign govern- clude institutions of higher education with foreign stu- ment or foreign terrorist organization, outside of the ju- dent populations.
risdiction of the government or organization, with the (e) Create a digital portal on the department’s web- intent to harass, intimidate, silence, punish, or otherwise site for reporting suspected cases of transnational impose the foreign government’s or foreign terrorist or- repression.
ganization’s control, preferences, viewpoints, or laws (3) The department of justice shall submit a report upon a dissident;
political opponent;
political op- annually to the appropriate standing committees of the ponent;
member of a religious, ethnic, or political minority group;
member of a religious, ethnic, or political mi- nority group;
or citizen of another country due to their political view.
or citizen of another country due to their legislature under s.
(2) The department of justice shall do all of the following:
13.172 (3) detailing identified cases political view.
- 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-4537/1 CMH:ads&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 672 SECTION 1 (a) Develop a training program for law enforcement officers on how to identify and respond to transnational repression.
of transnational repression.
(b) Maintain a list of countries and foreign terrorist organizations that perpetrate transnational repression frequently, including how the countries and organizations perpetrate transnational repression.
(c) Develop best practices for preventing transnational repression within local communities.
(d) Develop a public awareness campaign to help individuals identify and report possible cases of transnational repression and to collect examples of cases from the public.
The public awareness campaign shall include institutions of higher education with foreign student populations.
(e) Create a digital portal on the department’s website for reporting suspected cases of transnational repression.
(3) The department of justice shall submit a report annually to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s.
13.172 (3) detailing identified cases of transnational repression.
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939.64 Penalty enhancer;
(2) The department of justice shall do all of the 939.64 Penalty enhancer;
crime committed as act of transnational repression.
crime committed as act following:
(1) If a person commits, or solicits, conspires, or attempts under s.
of transnational repression.
939.30, 939.31, or 939.32 to commit, a crime under chs.
(1) If a person commits, (a) Develop a training program for law enforcement officers on how to identify and respond to transnational or solicits, conspires, or attempts under s.
939 to 948, the classification for the underlying crime is increased as provided under sub.
939.30, repression.
(2) if all of the following apply:
939.31, or 939.32 to commit, a crime under chs.
(a) The action is taken by a person acting as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization.
939 to (b) Maintain a list of countries and foreign terrorist 948, the classification for the underlying crime is in- organizations that perpetrate transnational repression creased as provided under sub.
- 2026 Legislature - 4 - LRB-4537/1 CMH:ads&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 672 SECTION 2 (b) The action is taken with the intent to harass, intimidate, silence, punish, or otherwise impose the foreign government’s or foreign terrorist organization’s control, preferences, viewpoints, or laws upon a dissident;
(2) if all of the following frequently, including how the countries and organiza- apply:
tions perpetrate transnational repression.
(a) The action is taken by a person acting as an agent * 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.” Wisconsin Act - 2 - 2025 Assembly Bill 672 of or on behalf of a foreign government or foreign terror- S ECTION 3.
946.685 of the statutes is created to ist organization.
read:
(b) The action is taken with the intent to harass, in- 946.685 Illegally enforcing foreign laws.
(1) No person may intentionally engage in the prevention, de- timidate, silence, punish, or otherwise impose the for- eign government’s or foreign terrorist organization’s tection, investigation, monitoring, surveilling, or prose- control, preferences, viewpoints, or laws upon a dissi- cution of an offense under the law or rule of a foreign dent;
member of a religious, ethnic, or political minority group;
mem- government or foreign terrorist organization at the direc- tion of the foreign government or foreign terrorist orga- ber of a religious, ethnic, or political minority group;
or citizen of another country due to their political view.
or nization without the prior approval of the federal gov- citizen of another country due to their political view.
(1) is a Class B to I felony, the person is guilty of a felony that is one classification higher than the classification of the underlying crime.
(1) is a ernment or a Wisconsin law enforcement agency with Class B to I felony, the person is guilty of a felony that is jurisdiction.
(b) If the underlying crime under sub.
one classification higher than the classification of the (2) A person who violates sub.
(1) is a Class A misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a Class I felony.
(c) If the underlying crime under sub.
(1) is a misdemeanor other than a Class A misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor that is one classification higher than the classification of the underlying crime.
(3) This section provides for the enhancement of the penalties applicable for the underlying crime.
The court shall direct that the trier of fact find a special verdict as to all of the elements specified in sub.
(1).
S ECTION 3.
946.685 of the statutes is created to read:
946.685 Illegally enforcing foreign laws.
(1) No person may intentionally engage in the prevention, detection, investigation, monitoring, surveilling, or prosecution of an offense under the law or rule of a foreign government or foreign terrorist organization at the direction of the foreign government or foreign terrorist organization without the prior approval of the federal government or a Wisconsin law enforcement agency with jurisdiction.
(2) A person who violates sub.
If a person is - 2026 Legislature - 5 - LRB-4537/1 CMH:ads&cjs ASSEMBLY BILL 672 S ECTION 3 convicted of a violation of sub.
If a person is convicted of a violation of underlying crime.
(1), the court shall impose a bifurcated sentence under s.
sub.
(1), the court shall impose a bifurcated sentence un- (b) If the underlying crime under sub.
(1) is a Class der s.
The term of confinement in prison portion of the bifurcated sentence shall be at least 3 years, and the person shall be fined at least $10,000.
The term of confinement in prison por- A misdemeanor, the person is guilty of a Class I felony.
Otherwise the penalties for the crime apply, subject to any applicable penalty enhancement.
(c) If the underlying crime under sub.
SECTION 4.
(1) is a misde- tion of the bifurcated sentence shall be at least 3 years, and the person shall be fined at least $10,000.
Other- meanor other than a Class A misdemeanor, the person is wise the penalties for the crime apply, subject to any ap- guilty of a misdemeanor that is one classification higher plicable penalty enhancement.
than the classification of the underlying crime.
S ECTION 4.
of the statutes is amended to read:
of the statutes is (3) This section provides for the enhancement of the amended to read:
973.01 (2) (c) 2.
penalties applicable for the underlying crime.
a.Sections 939.621, 939.623, 939.632, 939.635, 939.64, 939.645, 946.42 (4), 961.442, 961.46, and 961.49.
The court 973.01 (2) (c) 2.
END )
a.
Sections 939.621, 939.623, shall direct that the trier of fact find a special verdict as 939.632, 939.635, 939.64, 939.645, 946.42 (4), to all of the elements specified in sub.
(1).
961.442, 961.46, and 961.49.
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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 2-20-2026

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  9. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

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

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

  14. Available for scheduling

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

  16. Executive action taken

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

  18. Received from Assembly

  19. Ordered immediately messaged

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

  21. Rules suspended

  22. Ordered to a third reading

  23. Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 53, Noes 44

  24. Decision of the Chair appealed

  25. Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  26. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Snodgrass

  27. Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 53, Noes 44

  28. Decision of the Chair appealed

  29. Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  30. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Udell

  31. Read a second time

  32. Fiscal estimate received

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

  34. Referred to committee on Rules

  35. Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  36. Executive action taken

  37. Public hearing held

  38. Fiscal estimate received

  39. Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  40. Introduced by Representatives Moses, Dallman, Knodl, O'Connor, Penterman, Murphy, Kurtz, Melotik, Green, Behnke, Brill, Piwowarczyk and Callahan; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Tomczyk, Jacque, Nass and Feyen

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1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 52 voted No

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Co-sponsors (17)

Not signed on (114)

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Votes

Read a third time and concurred in

Passed 19 Yea · 14 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 11100
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 191400
% of votes cast 58%42%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 Yea
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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Decision of the Chair upheld

Passed 53 Yea · 44 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 52001
Unaffiliated 1300
Democrat 04101
Total 534402
% of votes cast 54%44%0%2%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
ANDERSON — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
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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What does AB 672 do?
An Act to amend 973.01 (2) (c) 2. a.; to create 165.27, 939.64 and 946.685 of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 672?
AB 672 is sponsored by Testin, Tomczyk, Jacque, Nass, Feyen, Moses, Clint (Republican), Dallman, Alex (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Penterman, William (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Kurtz, Tony (Republican), Melotik, Paul (Republican), Green, Chanz (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Brill, Lindee (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), and Callahan, Calvin (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 672?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced November 19, 2025. It awaits signature.
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