2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 7

Relating to: prohibiting a foreign adversary from acquiring agricultural or forestry land in this state.

Vetoed Last action May 13, 2026: Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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

Sponsors 3

Prime sponsors

Cabral-Guevara, Jacque, Nass

Status

Vetoed as of May 13, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Senate Agriculture and Revenue (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 37

Date	Chamber	Action
May 13, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
May 12, 2026	Senate	Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
March 20, 2026	Senate	Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-20-2026
March 18, 2026	Senate	Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026
February 23, 2026	Senate	Report correctly enrolled
February 18, 2026	Senate	Action ordered immediately messaged
February 18, 2026	Senate	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in
February 17, 2026	Senate	Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
January 22, 2026	Senate	Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
January 22, 2026	Assembly	Ordered immediately messaged
January 22, 2026	Assembly	Read a third time and concurred in as amended, Ayes 55, Noes 42
January 22, 2026	Assembly	Rules suspended
January 22, 2026	Assembly	Ordered to a third reading
January 22, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
January 22, 2026	Assembly	Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Penterman
January 22, 2026	Assembly	Read a second time
January 22, 2026	Assembly	Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
January 22, 2026	Assembly	Read
January 22, 2026	Assembly	Received from Senate
January 21, 2026	Senate	Ordered immediately messaged
January 21, 2026	Senate	Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15
January 21, 2026	Senate	Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
January 21, 2026	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
January 21, 2026	Senate	Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
January 21, 2026	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
January 21, 2026	Senate	Read a second time
January 21, 2026	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Pfaff, Spreitzer, Keyeski, Smith, Hesselbein, Larson, L. Johnson, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Dassler-Alfheim, Wall, Ratcliff, Wirch and Roys
January 16, 2026	Senate	Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
January 14, 2026	Senate	Available for scheduling
January 14, 2026	Senate	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3
January 14, 2026	Senate	Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3
January 14, 2026	Senate	Executive action taken
January 8, 2026	Senate	Representative Brown withdrawn as a cosponsor
June 4, 2025	Senate	Public hearing held
April 25, 2025	Senate	Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
January 24, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue
January 24, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators Jacque, Cabral-Guevara and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Penterman, Behnke, Allen, Armstrong, Brill, Brown, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Steffen, Wichgers and Tusler

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.