# Wisconsin AB57: An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: requirements concerning assistance in the detention of individuals who are or are alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States.

Wisconsin AB57, An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: requirements concerning assistance in the detention of individuals who are or are alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic) and 21 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 AB57
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: requirements concerning assistance in the detention of individuals who are or are alleged to be not lawfully present in the United States.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Angelina Cruz (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Kalan Haywood (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Alien, Police, Public employee, State agencies
- 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: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelina Cruz (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Senators Roys and Wirch added as cosponsors (House)
- 2026-01-28: Representative Andraca added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-20: Representative Vining added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-16: Representative Udell added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-24: Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced by Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Hong, Arney, Bare, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Haywood, Joers, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Subeck and Tenorio; cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Drake, Larson and Ratcliff (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB57), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB57.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB57)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB57.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB57-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).