# Wisconsin AB963: An Act to create 100.72 of the statutes; Relating to: social media accounts for minors and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin AB963, An Act to create 100.72 of the statutes; Relating to: social media accounts for minors and providing a penalty., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (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 AB963
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 100.72 of the statutes; Relating to: social media accounts for minors and providing a penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-29
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), David Murphy (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), David Steffen (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Data processing, Justice, Trade practice, Youth
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (60 yes, 35 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: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Benjamin Franklin (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 35 | pass | 60 | 35 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Public hearing held (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Read first time and referred to committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Received from Assembly (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 35 (House)
- 2026-02-19: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-02-19: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-02-19: Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted (House)
- 2026-02-19: Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Goeben (House)
- 2026-02-19: Read a second time (House)
- 2026-02-19: Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Mayadev (House)
- 2026-02-19: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Billings (House)
- 2026-02-18: Made a special order of business at 11:55 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-02-11: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 3 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Executive action taken (House)
- 2026-02-10: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben (House)
- 2026-02-05: Public hearing held (House)
- 2026-01-30: Representative Kaufert added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-29: Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families (House)
- 2026-01-29: Introduced by Representatives Goeben, Steffen, Franklin, Brill, Dittrich, O'Connor, Kreibich, Piwowarczyk, Behnke, Armstrong, Murphy and Knodl; cosponsored by Senator Jacque (House)

## Bill text

- Assembly Substitute Amendment 3, 2026-02-19: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB963-ASA3), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB963-ASA3.pdf)
- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB963), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB963.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB963-ASA3)
- [Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB963-ASA3.pdf)
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB963)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB963.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB963-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).