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WI AB421

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

9/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Joy Goeben

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits cities, villages, towns, and counties from enacting "rights of nature" ordinances
  • Defines "rights of nature ordinance" as any ordinance conferring legal rights to a natural resource to exist, be protected against pollution, or maintain a healthy ecosystem
  • Creates new section 66.0132 of Wisconsin statutes
  • Introduced September 15, 2025 and referred to Committee on Judiciary

Legislative Description

Prohibiting rights of nature ordinances. (FE)

Last Action

Laid on the table

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/30/2026
Judiciary9/15/2025

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