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State Government / Wisconsin / Legislation / AB 377

AB 377Session 2025HousePassed a vote

Relating to: establishing English as the official state language, use of artificial intelligence or other machine-assisted translation tools in lieu of appointing English language interpreters, and use of English for governmental oral and written communication and for nongovernmental purposes. (FE)

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Latest development · Mar 23, 2026

Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Session
2025
Introduced
Jul 17, 2025
Latest passage
Jan 15, 2026
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Elections & GovernmentTechnology & Communications

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Bill

Sponsors

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Primary sponsorBehnke
Primary sponsorBrooks
Primary sponsorGundrum
Primary sponsorKreibich
Primary sponsorMaxey
Primary sponsorMurphy
Primary sponsorO'Connor

Action timeline

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View full action timeline28 actions⌄
  1. Mar 23, 2026

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    Amendment FailureSenate
  2. Mar 12, 2026

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

    Amendment IntroductionSenate
  3. Mar 11, 2026

    Available for scheduling

    Senate
  4. Mar 11, 2026

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  5. Mar 11, 2026

    Executive action taken

    Senate
  6. Mar 3, 2026

    Public hearing held

    Senate
  7. Jan 16, 2026

    Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeSenate
  8. Jan 16, 2026

    Received from Assembly

    ReceiptSenate
  9. Jan 15, 2026

    Ordered immediately messaged

    Assembly
  10. Jan 15, 2026

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 51, Noes 45, Paired 2

    PassageReading 3Assembly
  11. Jan 15, 2026

    Rules suspended

    Assembly
  12. Jan 15, 2026

    Ordered to a third reading

    Reading 3Assembly
  13. Jan 15, 2026

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

    Amendment PassagePassageAssembly
  14. Jan 15, 2026

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

    Amendment PassagePassageAssembly
  15. Jan 15, 2026

    Read a second time

    Reading 2Assembly
  16. Jan 14, 2026

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

    Assembly
  17. Jan 13, 2026

    Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules

    Assembly
  18. Nov 12, 2025

    Referred to committee on Rules

    Referral CommitteeAssembly
  19. Nov 12, 2025

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 4, Noes 2

    Committee Passage FavorableAssembly
  20. Nov 12, 2025

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 6, Noes 0

    Committee Passage FavorableAssembly
  21. Nov 12, 2025

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Science, Technology, and AI, Ayes 6, Noes 0

    Committee Passage FavorableAssembly
  22. Nov 5, 2025

    Executive action taken

    Assembly
  23. Nov 4, 2025

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Murphy

    Amendment IntroductionAssembly
  24. Oct 30, 2025

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Murphy

    Amendment IntroductionAssembly
  25. Oct 22, 2025

    Public hearing held

    Assembly
  26. Jul 29, 2025

    Fiscal estimate received

    ReceiptAssembly
  27. Jul 17, 2025

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Science, Technology, and AI

    Reading 1Referral CommitteeAssembly
  28. Jul 17, 2025

    Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Behnke, Brooks, Gundrum, Kreibich, Maxey and O'Connor; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Nass

    IntroductionAssembly

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Source data last updated Jul 9, 2026.