SB 6492025 to 2026
bill
2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill
SB 649
Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. (FE)
In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Sponsors 4
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: Senate Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 0
No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.
Timeline 7
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| March 23, 2026 | Senate | Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 |
| January 27, 2026 | Senate | Public hearing held |
| January 21, 2026 | Senate | Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor |
| December 16, 2025 | Senate | Fiscal estimate received |
| November 21, 2025 | Senate | Fiscal estimate received |
| November 14, 2025 | Senate | Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs |
| November 14, 2025 | Senate | Introduced by Senators Testin, Jacque, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Dallman, Callahan, Kreibich, Kurtz, Piwowarczyk, Mursau, Neylon, Dittrich, Knodl, Green, Behnke and Brill |
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.