Legislation

2025-26 Legislative Session

Our advocacy work is just one of the ways that we advance civil liberties in our state. We spend a significant amount of time engaging in the legislative process, monitoring key civil liberty issues and talking with legislators to ensure the protection of Wisconsinites' rights.

We aim to support bills that strengthen our rights guaranteed under the Constitution and defeat bills that threaten them. But we cannot do this work without you. Please use the tools and resources below to engage in our advocacy defending civil liberties in Wisconsin!

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Apr 16, 2025
SB 217
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Apr 16, 2025
SB 217

SB 217: Name Change Publication

LGBTQIA+ Rights
Position: Support
Status: Introduced

This bill allows a name change to conform with their gender identity without publishing notice in a local newspaper.

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Apr 14, 2025
AB 190/SB 194
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Apr 14, 2025
AB 190/SB 194

AB 190/SB 194: Incentivizing Open Records

Position: Support
Status: Introduced

This bill enhances government transparency and accountability under the state open records law.

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Apr 8, 2025
AB 163
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Apr 8, 2025
AB 163

AB 163: Stricter BadgerCare Eligibility Requirements

Disability Justice
Position: Oppose
Status: Introduced

This bill would prohibit DHS from automatically renewing BadgerCare Plus and require eligibility verification every 6 months, among other changes that would impact insurance coverage.

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Mar 21, 2025
AB 178/SB 153
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Mar 21, 2025
AB 178/SB 153

AB 178/SB 153: Treatment Alternative and Diversion (TAD) Expansion

Police, Prisons, and Criminal Law Reform
Position: Support
Status: Introduced

This bill expands the Treatment Alternative and Diversion (TAD) programs.

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Mar 17, 2025
AB 105/SB 130
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Mar 17, 2025
AB 105/SB 130

AB 105/SB 130: Internet Age Verification

First Amendment
Position: Oppose
Status: Passed Assembly

This bill proposes to “card” people when they visit certain websites by requiring age verification for people to access websites with content deemed “material...

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Mar 7, 2025
AB 177/SB 114
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Mar 7, 2025
AB 177/SB 114

AB 177/SB 114: Tax Exemption for Diapers and Menstrual Products

Reproductive Freedom
Position: Support
Status: Introduced

This bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of diapers and “feminine hygiene products.”

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