AB 6772025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill
AB 677
Relating to: creating a crime of grooming a child for sexual activity and providing a penalty.
Enacted Last action March 6, 2026: Published 3-7-2026
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 30
Status
Enacted as of March 6, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.
Referred to: Assembly Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Assembly Rules, Senate Education (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 35
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 6, 2026 | Assembly | Published 3-7-2026 |
| March 6, 2026 | Assembly | Report approved by the Governor on 3-6-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 88 |
| March 5, 2026 | Assembly | Presented to the Governor on 3-5-2026 |
| February 13, 2026 | Assembly | Report correctly enrolled on 2-13-2026 |
| February 13, 2026 | Assembly | LRB correction |
| February 13, 2026 | Assembly | LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1) |
| February 12, 2026 | Assembly | Received from Senate concurred in |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Ordered immediately messaged |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Read a third time and concurred in |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Ordered to a third reading |
| February 11, 2026 | Senate | Read a second time |
| February 9, 2026 | Senate | Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Available for scheduling |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0 |
| February 3, 2026 | Senate | Executive action taken |
| January 28, 2026 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| January 14, 2026 | Senate | Read first time and referred to committee on Education |
| January 14, 2026 | Senate | Received from Assembly |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered immediately messaged |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 93, Noes 6 |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Rules suspended |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Ordered to a third reading |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 adopted |
| January 13, 2026 | Assembly | Read a second time |
| January 8, 2026 | Assembly | Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules |
| January 8, 2026 | Assembly | Referred to committee on Rules |
| January 8, 2026 | Assembly | Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0 |
| January 8, 2026 | Assembly | Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 0 |
| January 8, 2026 | Assembly | Executive action taken |
| January 7, 2026 | Assembly | Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Nedweski |
| January 6, 2026 | Assembly | Public hearing held |
| December 3, 2025 | Assembly | Senator Marklein added as a cosponsor |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
| November 19, 2025 | Assembly | Introduced by Representatives Nedweski, Brill, Dittrich, Behnke, Callahan, DeSmidt, Donovan, Duchow, Franklin, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, Hurd, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Kitchens, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Snyder, Steffen, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators James, Wanggaard, Hutton, Nass and Quinn |
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.