# Wisconsin AB298: An Act to repeal 165.88 (3m) (d); to amend 165.88 (4); to create 165.88 (3t) of the statutes; Relating to: grants for technical colleges to provide mapping data to law enforcement. (FE)

Wisconsin AB298, An Act to repeal 165.88 (3m) (d); to amend 165.88 (4); to create 165.88 (3t) of the statutes; Relating to: grants for technical colleges to provide mapping data to law enforcement. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Brent Jacobson (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican) and 10 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 AB298
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to repeal 165.88 (3m) (d); to amend 165.88 (4); to create 165.88 (3t) of the statutes; Relating to: grants for technical colleges to provide mapping data to law enforcement. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-05-30
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Brent Jacobson (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Patrick Snyder (Republican), John Spiros (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Justice, Department of, Police, Technical college
- 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: Brent Jacobson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Patrick Snyder (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John Spiros (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate

## Actions (8)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-06-20: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-06-20: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 5 (House)
- 2025-06-11: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-06-03: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-06-02: Representative Melotik added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-30: Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-05-30: Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Novak, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Mursau, Penterman, Snyder, Spiros and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators James, Feyen, Nass and Wanggaard (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB298), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB298.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB298)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB298.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB298-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).