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WI SJR131

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/12/2026

Primary Sponsor

Melissa Ratcliff

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates new Section 1m of Article I of the Wisconsin Constitution establishing that "the people have an individual and fundamental right to privacy" as "a necessary part of a free society"

  • First consideration passage by the 2025-2026 Legislature; requires adoption by the next legislature (2027-2028) and ratification by voters to take effect

  • Introduced February 12, 2026 by 11 Senate sponsors and 37 Assembly cosponsors

  • Referred to the Senate Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  • Must be published for three months prior to the next general election before referral to the succeeding legislature

Legislative Description

The right to privacy (first consideration).

Last Action

Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

2/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs2/12/2026

Full Bill Text

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