AB 6012025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill
AB 601
Relating to: excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”.
Enacted Last action April 9, 2026: Published 4-10-2026
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 16
Status
Enacted as of April 9, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: Assembly Rules, Assembly State Affairs, Senate Organization (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 35
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| April 9, 2026 | Assembly | Published 4-10-2026 |
| April 9, 2026 | Assembly | Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 247 |
| April 2, 2026 | Assembly | Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 |
| March 25, 2026 | Assembly | Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026 |
| March 18, 2026 | Assembly | Received from Senate concurred in |
| March 17, 2026 | Senate | Ordered immediately messaged |
| March 17, 2026 | Senate | Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12 |
| March 17, 2026 | Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| March 17, 2026 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| March 17, 2026 | Senate | Read a second time |
| March 16, 2026 | Senate | Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| March 16, 2026 | Senate | Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| February 25, 2026 | Senate | Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization |
| February 23, 2026 | Senate | Received from Assembly |
| February 19, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered immediately messaged |
| February 19, 2026 | Assembly | Read a third time and passed |
| February 19, 2026 | Assembly | Rules suspended |
| February 19, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered to a third reading |
| February 19, 2026 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 adopted |
| February 19, 2026 | Assembly | Read a second time |
| February 18, 2026 | Assembly | Made a special order of business at 11:26 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 |
| February 10, 2026 | Assembly | Representative Behnke withdrawn as a coauthor |
| January 7, 2026 | Assembly | Representative Billings added as a coauthor |
| December 19, 2025 | Assembly | Senator James added as a cosponsor |
| November 18, 2025 | Assembly | Representative Miresse added as a coauthor |
| November 13, 2025 | Assembly | Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules |
| November 13, 2025 | Assembly | Referred to committee on Rules |
| November 13, 2025 | Assembly | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0 |
| November 12, 2025 | Assembly | Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0 |
| November 12, 2025 | Assembly | Executive action taken |
| November 11, 2025 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative August |
| November 4, 2025 | Assembly | Public hearing held |
| October 29, 2025 | Assembly | Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs |
| October 29, 2025 | Assembly | Introduced by Representatives August, Haywood, Dallman, Anderson, Behnke, Green, Gustafson, Kurtz, Mursau, Novak, Penterman, Prado, Sinicki, Stubbs, Wittke and Stroud; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Spreitzer and Testin |
Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.