2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 978

Relating to: online services accessed by minors, minors’ personal data, and granting rule-making authority.

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 5

Prime sponsors

Hesselbein, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall

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 Utilities, Technology and Tourism (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 5

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
February 13, 2026	Senate	Representative Vining added as a cosponsor
February 9, 2026	Senate	Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
February 6, 2026	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities, Technology and Tourism
February 6, 2026	Senate	Introduced by Senators Smith, Hesselbein, Roys, Wall and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Joers, Billings, Mayadev, Andraca, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Madison, Miresse, Neubauer, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs and Udell

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.