# Wisconsin AB832: An Act to renumber 118.07 (5); to create 115.28 (67), 118.06 (5) (b) and 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes; Relating to: required human trafficking and sextortion prevention instruction in certain grades and teacher training related to identifying victims of child trafficking and sextortion. (FE)

Wisconsin AB832, An Act to renumber 118.07 (5); to create 115.28 (67), 118.06 (5) (b) and 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes; Relating to: required human trafficking and sextortion prevention instruction in certain grades and teacher training related to identifying victims of child trafficking and sextortion. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican) and 9 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 AB832
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to renumber 118.07 (5); to create 115.28 (67), 118.06 (5) (b) and 121.02 (1) (L) 9. of the statutes; Relating to: required human trafficking and sextortion prevention instruction in certain grades and teacher training related to identifying victims of child trafficking and sextortion. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Amanda Nedweski (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Patrick Snyder (Republican), David Steffen (Republican), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Children and Families, Department of, Crime and criminals, Justice, School -- Curriculum, Sex crimes, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Teacher
- 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: Brent Jacobson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Amanda Nedweski (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Patrick Snyder (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House

## Actions (8)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-01-16: Representative Udell added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-14: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-01-12: Representative Knodl added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-07: Representative Murphy added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-06: Read first time and referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2026-01-06: Introduced by Representatives O'Connor, Stubbs, Mursau, B. Jacobson, Steffen, Ortiz-Velez, Dittrich, Sinicki, Snyder, Nedweski, Behnke and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Habush Sinykin (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB832), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB832.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB832)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB832.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB832-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).