# Wisconsin AB739: An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibitions concerning state or local government assistance with federal immigration enforcement.

Wisconsin AB739, An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibitions concerning state or local government assistance with federal immigration enforcement., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic) and 17 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 AB739
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibitions concerning state or local government assistance with federal immigration enforcement.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-03
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Federal-state relations, Immigration, Municipality, Police, State agencies
- 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: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House

## Actions (9)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Representative McCarville added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-30: Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-28: Senator Roys added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-27: Representative Roe added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-16: Representative Udell added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-12: Representative Haywood added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-12-03: Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-12-03: Introduced by Representatives Hong, Prado, Miresse, Clancy, Madison, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Taylor, Tenorio, Kirsch, Stroud, Bare, Neubauer, Arney, Mayadev, Stubbs, Sinicki, Johnson and Joers; cosponsored by Senators Drake, Larson, Carpenter and Keyeski (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB739), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB739.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB739)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB739.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB739-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).