Relating to: excluding certain event or sports wagers from the definition of “bet”.

Published 4-10-2026

Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 247

Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

Report correctly enrolled on 3-25-2026

Received from Senate concurred in

Ordered immediately messaged

Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12

Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

Ordered to a third reading

Read a second time

Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Available for scheduling

Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

Received from Assembly

Ordered immediately messaged

Read a third time and passed

Rules suspended

Ordered to a third reading

Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

Read a second time

Made a special order of business at 11:26 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

Representative Behnke withdrawn as a coauthor

Representative Billings added as a coauthor

Senator James added as a cosponsor

Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

Referred to committee on Rules

Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Executive action taken

Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative August

Public hearing held

Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

Introduced by Representatives August, Haywood, Dallman, Anderson, Behnke, Green, Gustafson, Kurtz, Mursau, Novak, Penterman, Prado, Sinicki, Stubbs, Wittke and Stroud; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Spreitzer and Testin