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WI AB964

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Dittrich

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Origin

State Assembly

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds sexual extortion (s. 942.095) to the list of "Internet crimes against children" when the victim was under age 18 at the time of the offense

  • Enables the attorney general to issue administrative subpoenas to electronic communication services, remote computing services, and hotels when investigating sexual extortion cases involving child victims

  • Expands existing investigative tools already available for human trafficking and other Internet crimes against children to cover sexual extortion of minors

  • Introduced January 29, 2026, with bipartisan support from 29 Assembly representatives and 4 Senators; referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Legislative Description

Internet crimes against children administrative subpoenas for the crime of sexual extortion when the crime victim is a child. (FE)

Last Action

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

3/16/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Public Safety2/27/2026
Rules2/12/2026
Criminal Justice and Public Safety1/29/2026

Full Bill Text

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