# Wisconsin AB517: An Act to renumber 11.1208 (4); to create 11.1208 (4) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee.

Wisconsin AB517, An Act to renumber 11.1208 (4); to create 11.1208 (4) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic) and 18 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 AB517
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to renumber 11.1208 (4); to create 11.1208 (4) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-15
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: Elections -- Campaign expense, International relations, Referendum
- 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: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-12: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bare (House)
- 2026-02-09: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-28: Public hearing held (House)
- 2026-01-22: Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-20: Senator Habush Sinykin added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-10-17: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-15: Read first time and referred to Committee on Campaigns and Elections (House)
- 2025-10-15: Introduced by Representatives Anderson, Joers, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Johnson, Madison, Miresse, Ortiz-Velez, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Udell, Brown and Palmeri; cosponsored by Senators Ratcliff, Larson, Spreitzer, Smith, Carpenter, Keyeski, Pfaff, Roys, Wall, Wirch and Hesselbein (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB517), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB517.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB517)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB517.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB517-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).