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AB629 Assembly Bill
Vetoed
2026-04-03

Police authority to disable drones threatening public safety and providing a penalty.

An Act to renumber and amend 114.045; to create 114.045 (1m), 114.045 (2m) (bm) and 114.045 (3m) of the statutes; Relating to: police authority to disable drones threatening public safety and providing a penalty.

Bill Details

State

Wisconsin

Session

2025-2026 Regular Session

Chamber

House

Official Source

docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/re...

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Sponsors

Chuck Wichgers (Rep - R)
Elijah Behnke (Rep - R)
Barbara Dittrich (Rep - R)
Joy Goeben (Rep - R)
Dan Knodl (Rep - R)
Tony Kurtz (Rep - R)
Paul Melotik (Rep - R)
David Murphy (Rep - R)
Jeffrey Mursau (Rep - R)
Julian Bradley (Sen - R)
Andre Jacque (Sen - R)
Howard Marklein (Sen - R)
Steve Nass (Sen - R)

Action History

2026-04-03 A Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-3-2026
2026-04-02 A Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
2026-03-25 A Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026
2026-03-25 A LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1)
2026-03-25 A LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1)
2026-03-18 A Received from Senate concurred in
2026-03-17 S Ordered immediately messaged
2026-03-17 S Read a third time and concurred in
2026-03-17 S Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17 S Ordered to a third reading
2026-03-17 S Read a second time
2026-03-16 S Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-16 S Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-04 S Available for scheduling
2026-03-04 S Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3
2026-03-04 S Executive action taken
2026-02-20 S Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
2026-02-18 S Received from Assembly
2026-02-17 A Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-17 A Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 42
2026-02-17 A Rules suspended
2026-02-17 A Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-17 A Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-17 A Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-17 A Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers
2026-02-17 A Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-17 A Read a second time
2026-02-13 A Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
2026-02-11 A Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers
2026-01-22 A Referred to committee on Rules
2026-01-22 A Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 4
2026-01-22 A Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 4
2026-01-21 A Executive action taken
2026-01-20 A Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Wichgers
2026-01-09 A Senator James added as a cosponsor
2025-12-03 A Public hearing held
2025-11-07 A Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2025-11-07 A Introduced

Votes

2026-02-17 Assembly: Read a third time and passed Yea: 57 Nay: 42

Committee Referrals

2025-11-07 A Criminal Justice and Public Safety
2026-01-22 A Rules
2026-02-20 S Judiciary and Public Safety

Amendments

2026-01-20 Assembly Amendment 1
2026-02-11 Assembly Amendment 1
2026-02-17 Assembly Amendment 2

Bill Text Versions

2025-11-07 Introduced
0000-00-00 Enrolled

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