WisconsinAB6832025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

An Act to create 196.95 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary. (FE)

Sponsored By: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Alex Dallman (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican)

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International relationsPublic Service CommissionTelecommunicationsUnited States -- Federal Communications Commission

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Elijah Behnke

    Republican • House

  • Lindee Brill

    Republican • House

  • Calvin Callahan

    Republican • House

  • Alex Dallman

    Republican • House

  • Chanz Green

    Republican • House

  • Daniel Knodl

    Republican • House

  • Tony Kurtz

    Republican • House

  • Paul Melotik

    Republican • House

  • Clint Moses

    Republican • House

  • David Murphy

    Republican • House

  • Jeffrey Mursau

    Republican • House

  • William Penterman

    Republican • House

  • Jim Piwowarczyk

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • André Jacque

    Republican • Senate

  • Steve Nass

    Republican • Senate

  • Jerry O'Connor

    Republican • House

  • Patrick Testin

    Republican • Senate

  • Cory Tomczyk

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 54 • No: 45

House vote 2/17/2026

Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 45

Yes: 54 • No: 45

Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026Senate
  2. Available for scheduling

    2/20/2026Senate
  3. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    2/20/2026Senate
  4. Received from Assembly

    2/18/2026Senate
  5. Ordered immediately messaged

    2/17/2026House
  6. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 45

    2/17/2026House
  7. Rules suspended

    2/17/2026House
  8. Ordered to a third reading

    2/17/2026House
  9. Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 adopted

    2/17/2026House
  10. Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative Knodl

    2/17/2026House
  11. Read a second time

    2/17/2026House
  12. Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Snodgrass

    2/12/2026House
  13. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Anderson

    2/12/2026House
  14. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

    2/12/2026House
  15. Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor

    1/21/2026House
  16. Fiscal estimate received

    1/21/2026House
  17. Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules

    1/20/2026House
  18. Referred to committee on Rules

    1/20/2026House
  19. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 5, Noes 4

    1/20/2026House
  20. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 5, Noes 4

    1/20/2026House
  21. Executive action taken

    1/20/2026House
  22. Public hearing held

    1/14/2026House
  23. Representatives Gustafson, Steffen and Wichgers added as coauthors

    1/14/2026House
  24. Withdrawn from committee on Energy and Utilities and referred to committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

    1/12/2026House
  25. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

    1/5/2026House

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