2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 963

Relating to: social media accounts for minors and providing a penalty.

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 12

Prime sponsors

Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Franklin, Goeben, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Steffen

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 23

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
March 4, 2026	Senate	Public hearing held
February 25, 2026	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism
February 23, 2026	Senate	Received from Assembly
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Ordered immediately messaged
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 35
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Rules suspended
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Ordered to a third reading
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 adopted
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 offered by Representative Goeben
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Read a second time
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Mayadev
February 19, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Billings
February 18, 2026	Assembly	Made a special order of business at 11:55 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
February 11, 2026	Assembly	Referred to committee on Rules
February 11, 2026	Assembly	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 6, Noes 3
February 11, 2026	Assembly	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Children and Families, Ayes 9, Noes 0
February 11, 2026	Assembly	Executive action taken
February 10, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben
February 5, 2026	Assembly	Public hearing held
January 30, 2026	Assembly	Representative Kaufert added as a coauthor
January 29, 2026	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on Children and Families
January 29, 2026	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Goeben, Steffen, Franklin, Brill, Dittrich, O'Connor, Kreibich, Piwowarczyk, Behnke, Armstrong, Murphy and Knodl; cosponsored by Senator Jacque

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.