Wisconsin AB673: An Act to create 146.907 of the statutes; Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. (FE)

What the bill says

An Act to create 146.907 of the statutes; relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty.

From the enrolled text, February 20, 2026:

An Act to create 146.907 of the statutes; relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: AB673,1Section 1. 146.907 of the statutes is created to read: 146.907 Prohibition on certain genetic software. (1) In this section: (a) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid, ribonucleic acid, and chromosomes that may be analyzed to detect heritable diseases or conditions, including the identification of carriers, predicting risk of disease, or establishing a clinical diagnosis. (b) 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. (c) "Genetic analysis" …

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Sponsors

• Moses, Clint (R, HD-092) · primary sponsor
• Dallman, Alex (R, HD-039)
• Callahan, Calvin (R, HD-035)
• Kreibich, Rob (R, HD-028)
• Kurtz, Tony (R, HD-041)
• Piwowarczyk, Jim (R, HD-098)
• Mursau, Jeffrey (R, HD-036)
• Neylon, Adam (R, HD-015)
• Dittrich, Barbara (R, HD-099)
• Knodl, Daniel (R, HD-024)
• Green, Chanz (R, HD-074)
• Behnke, Elijah (R, HD-006)

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 27, 2026: Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-27-2026
4. March 26, 2026: Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
5. February 20, 2026: Report correctly enrolled on 2-20-2026
6. February 18, 2026: Received from Senate concurred in
7. February 18, 2026: Ordered immediately messaged
8. February 18, 2026: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 13
9. February 18, 2026: Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
10. February 18, 2026: Ordered to a third reading

Votes

• CONCURRENCE (February 18, 2026): 20 yea, 13 nay, passed
• Vote on AB0673 (January 22, 2026): 53 yea, 44 nay, passed
• PASSAGE (January 22, 2026): 53 yea, 44 nay, passed

Common questions

What is AB673?

AB673 is a bill in the Wisconsin Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act to create 146.907 of the statutes; Relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty. (FE).

What does AB673 do?

In its own words: An Act to create 146.907 of the statutes; relating to: banning the use of genetic software from foreign adversaries in medical and research facilities, the storage of any human genome sequencing data within the borders of a foreign adversary, and providing a penalty.

What is the status of AB673?

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 AB673?

Moses, Clint (R, HD-092), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for AB673?

On the Wisconsin Legislature website: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/ab673