Wisconsin AB672: An Act to amend 973.01 (2) (c) 2. a.; to create 165.27, 939.64 and 946.685 of the statutes; Relating to: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty. (FE)

What the bill says

An Act to amend 973.01 (2) (c) 2. a.; to create 165.27, 939.64 and 946.685 of the statutes; relating to: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty.

From the enrolled text, February 20, 2026:

An Act to amend 973.01 (2) (c) 2. a.; to create 165.27, 939.64 and 946.685 of the statutes; relating to: penalty enhancer for crimes committed by a person acting as an agent of a foreign government or terrorist organization with the intent to silence or punish persons for their political view, criminalizing the enforcement of foreign laws without federal or state approval, and providing a penalty. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: AB672,1Section 1. 165.27 of the statutes is created to exile; activist; journalist; political opponent; member of a religious, ethnic, or political minority group; or citizen of another country due to their political view. (2) The department of justice shall do all of the following: (a) Develop a training program for law enforcement officers on how to identify and respond to transnational repression. (b) Maintain a list of countries and foreign terrorist organizations that perpetrate transnational repression frequently, including how the countries and organizations perpetrate transnational repression. (c) Develop best practices for preventing transnational repression within local communities. (d) Develop a public awareness campaign to help individuals identify and report possible cases of transnational repression and to collect examples of cases from the public. The public awareness campaign shall include institutions of higher education with foreign student populations. (e) …

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