SB 33 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: representations depicting nudity and providing a penalty.

SB 33 (now Wisconsin Act 34) defines when representations depicting nudity become illegal by adding a specific standard: content must be "so realistic that a reasonable person would believe it depicts conduct of the identifiable person." This law directly affects creators and distributors of visual media, such as photographs or digital art, that realistically portray identifiable individuals engaging in nude conduct. The key provision establishes a legal threshold for penalties, moving beyond general nudity restrictions to target depictions likely mistaken for real people. The bill was enacted on October 3, 2025, after passing through the legislature and being signed by the governor.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Sep 2025
Signed into Law
Oct 2025
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed Oct 3, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2025

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
May 15, 2025
D Democratic16
16 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
35
Key actions
7
Committee
1
Amendments
5
Oct 3, 2025
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 10-2-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 34
upper
Sep 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
lower
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment 2 adopted
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May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
upper
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Jacque
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Jacque, Tomczyk and Habush Sinykin; cosponsored by Representatives B. Jacobson, Wichgers, Allen, Anderson, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kreibich, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Sinicki, Subeck, Tusler and Udell
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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