# Wisconsin AB972: An Act to amend 224.45 (1) (c); to create 224.45 (1) (af) and (am), 224.45 (1) (dc) and (dm) and 224.45 (3) and (4) of the statutes; Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults.

Wisconsin AB972, An Act to amend 224.45 (1) (c); to create 224.45 (1) (af) and (am), 224.45 (1) (dc) and (dm) and 224.45 (3) and (4) of the statutes; Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by David Armstrong (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican) and 25 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 AB972
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 224.45 (1) (c); to create 224.45 (1) (af) and (am), 224.45 (1) (dc) and (dm) and 224.45 (3) and (4) of the statutes; Relating to: financial exploitation of vulnerable adults.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: David Armstrong (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Jill Billings (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Steve Doyle (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Alex Joers (Democratic), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), William Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Patrick Snyder (Republican), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Crime and criminals, Financial institution, Intellectual disabilities, Senior citizen
- 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: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Brent Jacobson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Steve Doyle (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Patrick Snyder (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (26)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Read first time and referred to committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage (Senate)
- 2026-02-19: Received from Assembly (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2026-02-18: Read a third time and passed (House)
- 2026-02-18: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-02-18: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-02-18: Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted (House)
- 2026-02-18: Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Snyder (House)
- 2026-02-18: Read a second time (House)
- 2026-02-18: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer (House)
- 2026-02-17: Made a special order of business at 1:38 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13 (House)
- 2026-02-16: Representatives Miresse and Anderson added as coauthors (House)
- 2026-02-13: Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-02-11: Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions, Ayes 9, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-02-11: Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-11: Executive action taken (House)
- 2026-02-06: Representative Udell added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-05: Public hearing held (House)
- 2026-02-04: Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-03: Representative Emerson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-02: Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-02: Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-30: Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions (House)
- 2026-01-30: Introduced by Representatives Snyder, Doyle, Novak, Gundrum, McCarville, Taylor, Armstrong, Behnke, Billings, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Joers, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Mursau, Neubauer, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Quinn and Wall (House)

## Bill text

- Assembly Substitute Amendment 2, 2026-02-18: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB972-ASA2), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB972-ASA2.pdf)
- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB972), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB972.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB972-ASA2)
- [Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB972-ASA2.pdf)
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB972)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB972.pdf)

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