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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 • May 13, 2026: Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
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
- May 13, 2026 | Assembly
- Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
- May 12, 2026 | Assembly
- Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- Apr 03, 2026 | Assembly
- Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026
- Apr 02, 2026 | Assembly
- Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
- Mar 25, 2026 | Assembly
- LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1)
- LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1)
- Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026
- 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
- Text as EnrolledHTML
- Text as EnrolledPDF
- 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
- Veto Message
- 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



