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WI AB517

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

10/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Clinton Anderson

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits foreign nationals from making contributions to referendum committees in Wisconsin
  • Prohibits referendum committees from accepting contributions from foreign nationals
  • Defines "foreign national" using existing federal definitions in 11 CFR 110.20(a)(3) and 52 USC 30121(b)
  • Responds to a Federal Election Commission decision that allowed foreign national contributions to ballot initiative committees by determining ballot initiatives are not "elections" under federal law
  • Amends Wisconsin Statutes section 11.1208(4) to create a new subsection specifically addressing referendum committee contributions

Legislative Description

Expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee.

Last Action

Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bare

2/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Campaigns and Elections10/15/2025

Full Bill Text

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