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IntroducedNov 07, 2025
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Passed AssemblyFeb 17, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 17, 2026
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Became Law
Wisconsin Assembly Bill
Relating to: police authority to disable drones threatening public safety and providing a penalty.
Last Action See all actions
Assembly • Mar 18, 2026: Received from Senate concurred in
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on AB 629
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 57
- ALLEN
- ARMSTRONG
- AUGUST
- BEHNKE
- BILLINGS
- BORN
- BRILL
- BROOKS
- CALLAHAN
- DALLMAN
- DITTRICH
- DONOVAN
- DOYLE
- DUCHOW
- FRANKLIN
- GOEBEN
- GREEN
- GUNDRUM
- GUSTAFSON
- HURD
- JACOBSON, B
- JACOBSON, J
- KAUFERT
- KITCHENS
- KNODL
- KREIBICH
- KRUG
- KURTZ
- MAXEY
- MELOTIK
- MOSES
- MURPHY
- MURSAU
- NEDWESKI
- NEYLON
- NOVAK
- O'CONNOR
- PENTERMAN
- PETERSEN
- PIWOWARCZYK
- PRONSCHINSKE
- RODRIGUEZ
- SNODGRASS
- SNYDER
- SPIROS
- STEFFEN
- SUMMERFIELD
- SWEARINGEN
- TITTL
- TRANEL
- TUCKER
- TUSLER
- VANDERMEER
- WICHGERS
- WITTKE
- ZIMMERMAN
- SPEAKER
NO: 42
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Mar 18, 2026 | Assembly
- Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 17, 2026 | Senate
- Read a second time
- Ordered to a third reading
- Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Read a third time and concurred in
- Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Executive action taken
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3
- Available for scheduling
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Received from Assembly
- Feb 17, 2026 | Assembly
- Read a second time
- Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers
- Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Ordered to a third reading
- Rules suspended
- Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 42
- Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 13, 2026 | Assembly
- Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
- Feb 11, 2026 | Assembly
- Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers
- Jan 22, 2026 | Assembly
- Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 4
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 4
- Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 21, 2026 | Assembly
- Executive action taken
- Jan 20, 2026 | Assembly
- Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers
- Jan 09, 2026 | Assembly
- Senator James added as a cosponsor
- Dec 03, 2025 | Assembly
- Public hearing held
- Nov 07, 2025 | Assembly
- Introduced by Representatives Wichgers, Behnke, Dittrich, Goeben, Knodl, Kurtz, Melotik, Murphy and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Bradley, Jacque, Marklein and Nass
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Bill Texts
- Bill TextHTML
- Bill TextPDF
- Assembly Amendment 1 (adopted 2/17/2026) -- WichgersHTML
- Assembly Amendment 1 (adopted 2/17/2026) -- WichgersPDF
- Assembly Amendment 1 (adopted 2/17/2026) -- WichgersHTML
- Assembly Amendment 1 (adopted 2/17/2026) -- WichgersPDF
- Assembly Amendment 2 (adopted 2/17/2026) -- WichgersHTML
- Assembly Amendment 2 (adopted 2/17/2026) -- WichgersPDF
Documents
- Amendment Histories
- LC Amendment Memo
- AB629 ROCP for Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety On 1/22/2026
- AB629 ROCP for Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety On 1/22/2026
- AB629 ROCP for Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety On 3/4/2026
- AB629 ROCP for Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety On 3/4/2026
- LC Hearing Materials for AB629 on 12/3/2025
- Wisconsin Ethics Commission information
- 2025 Senate Bill 626



