# Wisconsin AB701: An Act to amend 802.06 (2) (b); to create 802.06 (2) (a) 11. and 802.065 of the statutes; Relating to: adopting the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.

Wisconsin AB701, An Act to amend 802.06 (2) (b); to create 802.06 (2) (a) 11. and 802.065 of the statutes; Relating to: adopting the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican) and 9 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 AB701
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 802.06 (2) (b); to create 802.06 (2) (a) 11. and 802.065 of the statutes; Relating to: adopting the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-01
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Subjects: Court -- Procedure, Uniform legislation
- 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: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Eric Wimberger (Republican), Senate

## Actions (19)

- 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 (House)
- 2026-02-17: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-02-17: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-02-17: Read a second time (House)
- 2026-02-13: Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Representative Udell added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-21: Representative Murphy added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-15: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-15: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-01-14: Executive action taken (House)
- 2026-01-14: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-07: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-12-01: Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-12-01: Introduced by Representatives Piwowarczyk, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senator Wimberger (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB701), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB701.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB701)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB701.pdf)

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