Excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”
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2025-2026 legislature
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Introduced by Representatives August, Haywood, Dallman, Anderson, Behnke, Green, Gustafson, Kurtz, Mursau, Novak, Penterman, Prado, Sinicki, Stubbs, Wittke and Stroud; cosponsored by Senators Marklein · Oct 29, 2025
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Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs · Oct 29, 2025
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Public hearing held · Nov 4, 2025
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Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative August · Nov 11, 2025
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Executive action taken · Nov 12, 2025
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Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0 · Nov 12, 2025
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Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0 · Nov 13, 2025
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Referred to committee on Rules · Nov 13, 2025
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Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules · Nov 13, 2025
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Representative Miresse added as a coauthor · Nov 18, 2025
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Senator James added as a cosponsor · Dec 19, 2025
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Representative Billings added as a coauthor · Jan 7, 2026
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Representative Behnke withdrawn as a coauthor · Feb 10, 2026
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Made a special order of business at 11:26 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 · Feb 18, 2026
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Read a second time · Feb 19, 2026
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Assembly Amendment 1 adopted · Feb 19, 2026
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Ordered to a third reading · Feb 19, 2026
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Rules suspended · Feb 19, 2026
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Read a third time and passed · Feb 19, 2026
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Ordered immediately messaged · Feb 19, 2026
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Received from Assembly · Feb 23, 2026
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Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization · Feb 25, 2026
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Available for scheduling · Feb 25, 2026
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Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 · Mar 16, 2026
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Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Mar 16, 2026
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Read a second time · Mar 17, 2026
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Ordered to a third reading · Mar 17, 2026
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Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Mar 17, 2026
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Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12 · Mar 17, 2026
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Ordered immediately messaged · Mar 17, 2026
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Received from Senate concurred in · Mar 18, 2026
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Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026 · Mar 25, 2026
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Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026 · Apr 2, 2026
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Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 247 · Apr 9, 2026
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Published 4-10-2026 · Apr 9, 2026
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The numbers
16
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
AugustHaywoodDallmanAndersonBehnkeGreenGustafsonKurtzMursauNovakPentermanPradoSinickiStubbsWittkeStroud
Recorded votes
CONCURRENCESenate · 2026-03-17 · AYES 21, NAYS 12, NOT VOTING 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Wisconsin legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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