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AB 9612025 to 2026
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2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 961

Relating to: warning labels for explicit content, creating an explicit content label warning surcharge, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE)

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 16

Prime sponsors
Armstrong, Behnke, Billings, Brill, Dittrich, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goeben, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, Stubbs, Udell

Status

In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly Children and Families, Assembly Rules, Senate Utilities, Technology and Tourism (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 30

DateChamberAction
March 23, 2026SenateFailed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 4, 2026SenatePublic hearing held
February 25, 2026SenateRead first time and referred to committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism
February 23, 2026SenateReceived from Assembly
February 19, 2026AssemblyOrdered immediately messaged
February 19, 2026AssemblyRead a third time and passed, Ayes 61, Noes 34
February 19, 2026AssemblyRules suspended
February 19, 2026AssemblyOrdered to a third reading
February 19, 2026AssemblyAssembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted
February 19, 2026AssemblyAssembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Goeben
February 19, 2026AssemblyRead a second time
February 19, 2026AssemblyRepresentatives Billings, Emerson, Sinicki and Stubbs withdrawn as coauthors
February 18, 2026AssemblyMade a special order of business at 11:53 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
February 18, 2026AssemblyAssembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Goeben
February 18, 2026AssemblyAssembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Goeben
February 13, 2026AssemblyFiscal estimate received
February 12, 2026AssemblyAssembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben
February 11, 2026AssemblyExecutive action taken
February 11, 2026AssemblyAssembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Billings
February 11, 2026AssemblyReferred to committee on Rules
February 11, 2026AssemblyReport passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 7, Noes 2
February 11, 2026AssemblyReport Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0
February 10, 2026AssemblyAssembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben
February 9, 2026AssemblyRepresentative Fitzgerald withdrawn as a coauthor
February 6, 2026AssemblyRepresentative Palmeri withdrawn as a coauthor
February 5, 2026AssemblyPublic hearing held
February 5, 2026AssemblyRepresentative Udell withdrawn as a coauthor
February 2, 2026AssemblyRepresentative Palmeri added as a coauthor
January 29, 2026AssemblyRead first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
January 29, 2026AssemblyIntroduced by Representatives Goeben, Brill, Dittrich, Billings, Sinicki, O'Connor, Kreibich, Piwowarczyk, Behnke, Udell, Armstrong, Fitzgerald, Emerson, Murphy, Knodl and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Wall

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.

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