AB 673 — Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. (FE)

-Date 2026of LEGISLATUREenactment: LRB-5326/1 SWB:emw ASSEMBLY BILL 673 November 19, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives OSES, DALLMAN , CALLAHAN , KREIBICH, K URTZ , PIWOWARCZYK , M URSAU, N EYLON , DITTRICH, K NODL , GREEN , BEHNKE and B RILL, cosponsored by Senators T ESTIN, TOMCZYK , JACQUE and N ASS.

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WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 146.907 of the statutes;

banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversariesadver- saries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty.

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The bill provides that a “medical facility” is a facility for the delivery of health - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5326/1 SWB:emw ASSEMBLY BILL 673 SECTION 1 services that receives state moneys, including interagency pass-through appropriations from the federal government, and conducts research or testing on or relating to genetic analysis or the human genome.

Similarly, under the bill, a “research facility” is a facility that receives state moneys, including interagency pass-through appropriations from the federal government, and conducts research on or relating to genetic analysis or the human genome.

Under the bill, no medical facility, research facility, company, or nonprofit organization may store any human genome sequencing data of a resident of this state at a location within the borders of a foreign adversary, and each medical facility, research facility, company, or nonprofit organization must ensure that such data is inaccessible to any person located within the borders of a foreign adversary.

The bill provides that these requirements do not apply to the storage of human genome sequencing data that is collected as part of clinical trials or other biomedical research studies subject to, or conducted in accordance with, certain federal regulations relating to protection of sensitive personal and government- related data.

The bill provides for enforcement by the attorney general and allows the attorney general to investigate allegations of a violation.

Any person may notify the attorney general of a violation or potential violation.

Under the bill, a person must forfeit $10,000 for each violation of genetic sequencing with a prohibited device or prohibited storage of human genome sequencing data.

The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to collect any forfeiture imposed for a violation.

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:

SECTION 1.

146.907 of the statutes is created to read:

146.907 Prohibition on certain genetic software.

(a) “DNA” means deoxyribonucleic acid, ribonucleicribonu- acid,1. and chromosomes that may be analyzed to detect heritable diseases or conditions, including the identification of carriers, predicting risk of disease, or establishing a clinical diagnosis.

(b) “Foreign adversary” means a person determined to be a foreign adversary under 15 CFR 791.4.

- 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-5326/1 SWB:emw ASSEMBLY BILL 673 SECTION 1 (c) “Genetic analysis” means the testing or analysis of an identifiable individual’s DNA that results in information that is derived from the presence, absence, alteration, or mutation of an inherited gene or the presence or absence of a specific DNA marker.

“Genetic analysis” does not include any of the following:

1.

cleic acid, and chromosomes that may be analyzed to 2.

detect heritable diseases or conditions, including the 3.

A test to identify the presence of drugs or HIV identification of carriers, predicting risk of disease, or infection.

establishing a clinical diagnosis.

A test performed due to the presence of signs, symptoms, or other manifestations of a disease, illness, impairment,(b) or1. other disorder.

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(f)impairment, “HIVor infection”other meansdisorder. the pathological state produced by a human body in response to the presence of HIV.

(g)a. “Human genome” means DNA or ribonucleic acid found in human cells.

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(i)isolation, “Operational or research software” means computer programs used for the operation, control, analysis, or other necessary functions of genetic analysisresearch. or genetic sequencers.

(j)b. “Research facility” means a facility that receives state moneys, including - 2026 Legislature - 4 - LRB-5326/1 SWB:emw ASSEMBLY BILL 673 SECTION 1 interagency pass-through appropriations from the federal government, and conducts research on or relating to genetic analysis or the human genome.