# Wisconsin AB77: An Act to create 347.495 and 347.50 (6) of the statutes; Relating to: registration plate concealment devices and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin AB77, An Act to create 347.495 and 347.50 (6) of the statutes; Relating to: registration plate concealment devices and providing a penalty., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican) and 17 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB77-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB77
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 347.495 and 347.50 (6) of the statutes; Relating to: registration plate concealment devices and providing a penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-28
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Amanda Nedweski (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), John Spiros (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Legislature -- Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Motor vehicle -- Taxation or registration, Transportation, Department of -- Vehicles
- 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: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Amanda Nedweski (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: John Spiros (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican), Senate

## Actions (17)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Emerson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Anderson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-10: Representative Billings added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-03-06: Representative Brown added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-14: Laid on the table (House)
- 2025-10-14: Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-14: Representative Miresse withdrawn as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-09: Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-10-02: Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-09-19: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-09-19: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 5, Noes 1 (House)
- 2025-09-16: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-06-25: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-04-30: Representative McCarville added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-02-28: Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-28: Introduced by Representatives Donovan, Rodriguez, Behnke, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Hysell, Kitchens, Knodl, Maxey, Miresse, Mursau, Murphy, Nedweski, Penterman, Sinicki, Spiros, Subeck, Wichgers and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen and James (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB77), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB77.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB77)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB77.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB77-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).