# Wisconsin AB656: An Act to repeal 765.02 (2); to renumber 765.02 (1); to amend 48.14 (6), 765.11 (1), 765.30 (2) (a), 767.313 (1) (c), 948.09 and 948.093; to create 767.185 of the statutes; Relating to: the age for marriage and eliminating spousal exceptions for certain sex crimes against children.

Wisconsin AB656, An Act to repeal 765.02 (2); to renumber 765.02 (1); to amend 48.14 (6), 765.11 (1), 765.30 (2) (a), 767.313 (1) (c), 948.09 and 948.093; to create 767.185 of the statutes; Relating to: the age for marriage and eliminating spousal exceptions for certain sex crimes against children., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic) and 22 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 AB656
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to repeal 765.02 (2); to renumber 765.02 (1); to amend 48.14 (6), 765.11 (1), 765.30 (2) (a), 767.313 (1) (c), 948.09 and 948.093; to create 767.185 of the statutes; Relating to: the age for marriage and eliminating spousal exceptions for certain sex crimes against children.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-19
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Jill Billings (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: Divorce, Marriage, Sex crimes, Youth
- 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: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelina Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House

## Actions (12)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-06: Representative Vining added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-09: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-05: Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-12: Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-06: Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-05: Representative Andraca added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-29: Representative Hysell added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-18: Senators Drake and Hesselbein added as cosponsors (House)
- 2025-11-24: Representative Cruz added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-11-19: Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families (House)
- 2025-11-19: Introduced by Representatives Roe, Anderson, Brown, Arney, Bare, Billings, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Goodwin, Joers, Johnson, Madison, McCarville, Miresse, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Udell, Tenorio and Mayadev; cosponsored by Senators Spreitzer, Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Larson and Roys (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB656), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB656.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB656)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB656.pdf)

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