Wisconsin AB415: An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices.

What the bill says

An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; relating to: use restrictions on state electronic devices and policies and standards concerning certain information technology.

From the enrolled text, February 25, 2026:

An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; relating to: use restrictions on state electronic devices and policies and standards concerning certain information technology. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: AB415,1Section 1. 20.932 of the statutes is created to read: 20.932 Use restrictions of state and local government electronic devices. (1) Definitions. In this section: (a) "Artificial intelligence" means an engineered or machine-based system that varies in its level of autonomy and that can, for explicit or implicit objectives, infer from the input it receives how to generate outputs that can influence physical or virtual environments. (b) "Department" means the department of administration. (c) 1. Except as provided under subd. 2., "foreign adversary" means any of the following: a. The People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macau Special Administrative Region. b. The Republic of Cuba. c. The Islamic Republic of Iran. d. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea. e. The Russian Federation. f. The Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro. 2. "Foreign adversary" does not include any country, government, regime, or person specified under subd. 1. if the country, government, regime, or person is not included in the list of foreign adversaries under 15 CFR 791.4, as amended from time to time. (d) "Generative …

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Sponsors

• Knodl, Daniel (R, HD-024) · primary sponsor
• Gustafson, Nate (R, HD-055)
• Dittrich, Barbara (R, HD-099)
• Duchow, Cindi (R, HD-097)
• Goeben, Joy (R, HD-005)
• Gundrum, Rick (R, HD-058)
• Melotik, Paul (R, HD-022)
• Mursau, Jeffrey (R, HD-036)
• O'Connor, Jerry (R, HD-060)
• Penterman, William (R, HD-038)
• Piwowarczyk, Jim (R, HD-098)
• Tittl, Paul (R, HD-025)

Latest actions

1. May 13, 2026: Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
2. May 12, 2026: Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
3. March 20, 2026: Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-20-2026
4. March 18, 2026: Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026
5. February 25, 2026: Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2026
6. February 25, 2026: LRB correction ( Assembly Substitute Amendment 3 )
7. February 18, 2026: Received from Senate concurred in
8. February 18, 2026: Ordered immediately messaged
9. February 18, 2026: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15
10. February 18, 2026: Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

Votes

• REJECT AMENDMENT (February 18, 2026): 18 yea, 15 nay, passed
• CONCURRENCE (February 18, 2026): 18 yea, 15 nay, passed
• PASSAGE (January 22, 2026): 53 yea, 44 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB415?

AB415 is a bill in the Wisconsin Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; Relating to: use restrictions on state and local government electronic devices.

What does AB415 do?

In its own words: An Act to create 20.932 of the statutes; relating to: use restrictions on state electronic devices and policies and standards concerning certain information technology.

What is the status of AB415?

Vetoed as of May 13, 2026. Latest action: Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (May 13, 2026).

Who sponsored AB415?

Knodl, Daniel (R, HD-024), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB415?

On the Wisconsin Legislature website: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/ab415