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AB 957 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE)

AB 957 increases funding by $400,000 for each of the 2025-26 and 2026-27 fiscal years to support internet crimes against children law enforcement within the Department of Justice. This is a budget adjustment that directly affects the Department of Justice's resources for investigating and prosecuting online crimes targeting minors. The bill does not create new laws or change existing legal standards - it solely allocates additional state funds for enforcement efforts.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill allocates $400,000 annually for DOJ's child internet crime enforcement, directly increasing state budget resources for public safety program funding.95% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeFunds DOJ enforcement of internet crimes against children, directly strengthening criminal justice operations through increased budget allocation.95% confidence ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyAllocates $400k annually for internet crimes against children enforcement, enhancing cybersecurity efforts to protect minors online, aligning with technology safety support.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 29, 2026 Signed Apr 9, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2026 · Assembly Feb 19, 2026

How they voted

33–0
Passed
Total votes 33
Mar 17, 2026
D Democratic15
15 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican18
18 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
38
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 216
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
upper
Feb 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 1
lower
Jan 29, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Brill, Billings, Goeben, Joers, Dittrich, Mayadev, Armstrong, Behnke, Brown, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Maxey, Miresse, Neylon, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, Tucker, Udell and Neubauer; cosponsored by Senators James, Wanggaard, Jacque and Roys
lower
23 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Adam Neylon
Adam Neylon
RRepublican
WI
15
P
Photo of Alex Joers
Alex Joers
DDemocratic
WI
81
P
Photo of Barbara Dittrich
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
WI
99
P
Photo of Ben DeSmidt
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
WI
65
P
Photo of Brent Jacobson
Brent Jacobson
RRepublican
WI
87
P
Photo of Brienne Brown
Brienne Brown
DDemocratic
WI
43
P
Photo of Christine Sinicki
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
WI
20
P
Photo of Dave Armstrong
Dave Armstrong
RRepublican
WI
67
P
Photo of Dave Maxey
Dave Maxey
RRepublican
WI
83
P
Photo of Duke Tucker
Duke Tucker
RRepublican
WI
75
P
Photo of Elijah Behnke
Elijah Behnke
RRepublican
WI
6
P
Photo of Greta Neubauer
Greta Neubauer
DDemocratic
WI
66
P
Photo of Jerry O'Connor
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
WI
60
P
Photo of Jill Billings
Jill Billings
DDemocratic
WI
95
P
Photo of Jim Piwowarczyk
Jim Piwowarczyk
RRepublican
WI
98
P
Photo of Joan Fitzgerald
Joan Fitzgerald
DDemocratic
WI
46
P
Photo of Jodi Emerson
Jodi Emerson
DDemocratic
WI
91
P
Photo of Joy Goeben
Joy Goeben
RRepublican
WI
5
P
Photo of Lindee Brill
Lindee Brill
RRepublican
WI
27
P
Photo of Randy Udell
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
WI
47
P
Photo of Renuka Mayadev
Renuka Mayadev
DDemocratic
WI
77
P
Photo of Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
DDemocratic
WI
8
P
Photo of Vinnie Miresse
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
WI
71