# Wisconsin AB477: An Act to amend 175.51 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes; Relating to: age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert.

Wisconsin AB477, An Act to amend 175.51 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes; Relating to: age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Ryan Clancy (Democratic) and 29 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 AB477
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 175.51 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes; Relating to: age for the issuance of a Missing Child Alert.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-09
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Kalan Haywood (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Paul Melotik (Republican), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), Ann Roe (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), John Spiros (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: Children, Justice, Department of
- 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: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Benjamin Franklin (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: John Spiros (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House

## Actions (15)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-09: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-13: Laid on the table (House)
- 2026-01-13: Representative Vining added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-12: Representatives Moore Omokunde and Tenorio added as coauthors (House)
- 2026-01-08: Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-07: Representative DeSmidt added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-17: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-12-17: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0 (House)
- 2025-12-03: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-12-01: Representatives Goodwin and Emerson added as coauthors (House)
- 2025-11-18: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-10-10: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-09: Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-10-09: Introduced by Representatives Stubbs, Spiros, Rodriguez, Anderson, Behnke, Clancy, Dittrich, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goeben, Haywood, Joers, Johnson, Kaufert, Madison, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, O'Connor, Palmeri, Phelps, Piwowarczyk, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Steffen, Stroud and Kitchens; cosponsored by Senators James, L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Larson, Marklein, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB477), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB477.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB477)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB477.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB477-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).