# Wisconsin AB683: An Act to create 196.95 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary. (FE)

Wisconsin AB683, An Act to create 196.95 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican) and 10 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 AB683
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 196.95 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting critical telecommunications infrastructure from including equipment manufactured by a foreign adversary. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-11-26
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: 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)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: International relations, Public Service Commission, Telecommunications, United States -- Federal Communications Commission
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (54 yes, 45 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: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Calvin Callahan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Alex Dallman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tony Kurtz (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-17 | House | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 45 | pass | 54 | 45 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Available for scheduling (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Received from Assembly (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2026-02-17: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 54, Noes 45 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-02-17: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-02-17: Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 adopted (House)
- 2026-02-17: Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 offered by Representative Knodl (House)
- 2026-02-17: Read a second time (House)
- 2026-02-12: Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Snodgrass (House)
- 2026-02-12: Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Anderson (House)
- 2026-02-12: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl (House)
- 2026-01-21: Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-21: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-01-20: Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-20: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-20: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 5, Noes 4 (House)
- 2026-01-20: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 5, Noes 4 (House)
- 2026-01-20: Executive action taken (House)
- 2026-01-14: Public hearing held (House)
- 2026-01-14: Representatives Gustafson, Steffen and Wichgers added as coauthors (House)
- 2026-01-12: Withdrawn from committee on Energy and Utilities and referred to committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c) (House)
- 2026-01-05: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl (House)
- 2025-11-26: Read first time and referred to Committee on Energy and Utilities (House)
- 2025-11-26: Introduced by Representatives Knodl, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Dallman, Green, Kurtz, Melotik, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman and Piwowarczyk; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Jacque, Nass and Tomczyk (House)

## Bill text

- Assembly Substitute Amendment 4, 2026-02-17: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB683-ASA4), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB683-ASA4.pdf)
- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB683), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB683.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB683-ASA4)
- [Assembly Substitute Amendment 4 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB683-ASA4.pdf)
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB683)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB683.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB683-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).