# Wisconsin SB369: An Act to create 20.934 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting the state from sharing data with the federal government that contains personally identifiable information if the data is not first masked or otherwise anonymized and authorizing a civil cause of action for negligent violations of that prohibition. (FE)

Wisconsin SB369, An Act to create 20.934 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting the state from sharing data with the federal government that contains personally identifiable information if the data is not first masked or otherwise anonymized and authorizing a civil cause of action for negligent violations of that prohibition. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) Senate bill sponsored by Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic) and 2 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 SB369
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 20.934 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting the state from sharing data with the federal government that contains personally identifiable information if the data is not first masked or otherwise anonymized and authorizing a civil cause of action for negligent violations of that prohibition. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-07-09
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 43
- Subjects: Sen Bill 369, Court, Damage (personal injury), Data processing -- Privacy issues, Federal-state relations, Legislature -- Member, 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: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jill Billings (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelina Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen DeSanto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kalan Haywood (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tip McGuire (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greta Neubauer (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christian Phelps (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House

## Actions (33)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-10-07: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-09-29: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-09-10: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-09-10: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-08-25: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-08-12: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-29: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-29: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-29: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-29: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-29: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-29: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-24: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-24: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-23: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-22: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-21: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-21: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-21: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-21: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-21: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-17: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-17: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-17: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-16: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-15: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-14: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-14: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-07-10: Senator Drake added as a coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-07-09: Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs (Senate)
- 2025-07-09: Introduced by Senators Hesselbein, Larson, Carpenter, Keyeski and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Bare, Cruz, Hong, Hysell, Mayadev, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, McCarville, McGuire, Miresse, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Moore Omokunde, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell and Vining (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB369), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB369.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB369)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB369.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB369-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).
