Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 12 D cosponsors

AB 855 — Relating to: synthetic digital representations and providing a penalty.

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 January 16, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Odds of enactment

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Summary

An Act to amend 946.82 (4) and 995.50 (2) (am) 4.; to create 942.085 of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor

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

  4. Introduced by Representatives J. Jacobson, McCarville, DeSanto, Sinicki, Arney, Roe, Fitzgerald, Udell, Subeck, Johnson, Stubbs and Miresse; cosponsored by Senators Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Wall, Roys and Spreitzer

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (17)

Not signed on (114)

114 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 855 do?
An Act to amend 946.82 (4) and 995.50 (2) (am) 4.; to create 942.085 of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 855?
AB 855 is sponsored by Jacobson, Jenna (Democrat), McCarville, Maureen (Democrat), DeSanto, Karen (Democrat), Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Arney, Margaret (Democrat), Roe, Ann (Democrat), Fitzgerald, Joan (Democrat), Udell, Randy (Democrat), Subeck, Lisa (Democrat), Johnson, Tara (Democrat), Stubbs, Shelia (Democrat), Miresse, Vincent (Democrat), Keyeski, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Wall, Roys, and Spreitzer.
What is the current status of AB 855?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced January 16, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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