# Wisconsin AB58: An Act to create 1.14 (1m) of the statutes; Relating to: flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule.

Wisconsin AB58, An Act to create 1.14 (1m) of the statutes; Relating to: flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by David Armstrong (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican) and 11 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB58
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 1.14 (1m) of the statutes; Relating to: flags flown, hung, or displayed from a flagpole or the exterior of state and local buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: David Armstrong (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Robert Brooks (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Administrative rules -- Revisions, Public building, School -- Building, State capitol, Symbols, State
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (101 yes, 88 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brent Jacobson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Brooks (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-09-11 | House | Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 51, Noes 44 | pass | 51 | 44 |   |
| 2025-09-11 | House | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 50, Noes 44, Paired 4 | pass | 50 | 44 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2025-09-12: Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-09-11: Received from Assembly (Senate)
- 2025-09-11: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2025-09-11: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 50, Noes 44, Paired 4 (House)
- 2025-09-11: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-09-11: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-09-11: Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 51, Noes 44 (House)
- 2025-09-11: Decision of the Chair appealed (House)
- 2025-09-11: Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken (House)
- 2025-09-11: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Rivera-Wagner (House)
- 2025-09-11: Read a second time (House)
- 2025-09-09: Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 9-11-2025 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-04-23: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 1 (House)
- 2025-04-10: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-04-09: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-02-24: Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs (House)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced by Representatives O'Connor, Murphy, Brooks, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Gundrum, Dittrich, Penterman, Armstrong, Wichgers, Knodl and Behnke; cosponsored by Senators Feyen and Tomczyk (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB58), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB58.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB58)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB58.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB58-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).