# Wisconsin AB172: An Act to repeal 100.80 (9) (b) 1.; to renumber and amend 100.80 (9) (b) 2.; to create 100.80 of the statutes; Relating to: consumer data protection and providing a penalty. (FE)

Wisconsin AB172, An Act to repeal 100.80 (9) (b) 1.; to renumber and amend 100.80 (9) (b) 2.; to create 100.80 of the statutes; Relating to: consumer data protection and providing a penalty. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Scott Allen (Republican), David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican) and 25 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB172
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to repeal 100.80 (9) (b) 1.; to renumber and amend 100.80 (9) (b) 2.; to create 100.80 of the statutes; Relating to: consumer data protection and providing a penalty. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-09
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Scott Allen (Republican), David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Nate Gustafson (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Amanda Nedweski (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Treig Pronschinske (Republican), Patrick Snyder (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Paul Tittl (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican), Robert Wittke (Republican), Shannon Zimmerman (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Consumer protection, Data processing -- Privacy issues, Justice, Ordinance
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Cindi Duchow (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Nate Gustafson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Krug (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tony Kurtz (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Amanda Nedweski (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Treig Pronschinske (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Patrick Snyder (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Tittl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Wittke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shannon Zimmerman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-01-30: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-30: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Executive action taken (House)
- 2026-01-21: Public hearing held (House)
- 2026-01-16: Withdrawn from committee on Consumer Protection and referred to committee on State Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 3(c) (House)
- 2025-06-24: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-04-09: Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection (House)
- 2025-04-09: Introduced by Representatives Zimmerman, Sortwell, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Duchow, Goeben, Gustafson, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Kurtz, Maxey, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Pronschinske, Snyder, Steffen, Tittl, Tusler, Wittke and Moses; cosponsored by Senators Quinn, Nass, Roys and Marklein (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB172), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB172.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB172)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB172.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB172-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).