# Wisconsin AB300: An Act to create 165.985 of the statutes; Relating to: a grant program for the purchase of automated registration plate reader systems. (FE)

Wisconsin AB300, An Act to create 165.985 of the statutes; Relating to: a grant program for the purchase of automated registration plate reader systems. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Lindee Brill (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican) and 11 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 AB300
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 165.985 of the statutes; Relating to: a grant program for the purchase of automated registration plate reader systems. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-06
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Lindee Brill (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican), Robert Wittke (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Justice, Department of, Motor vehicle -- Taxation or registration, Police
- 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: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Calvin Callahan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Wittke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-06-06: Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-06-06: Introduced by Representatives Novak, Donovan, Brill, Callahan, Dittrich, Kaufert, Kitchens, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Wichgers and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators James and Wanggaard (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB300), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB300.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB300)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB300.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB300-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).