republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2023/ab-966.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: privacy protections for judicial officers, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: privacy protections for judicial officers, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "AB 966"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 966 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ortiz-Velez", "Tusler"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e87b3f0b-3dd7-4ba9-82eb-ee597e5d62a5"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab966"
source_hash: "22c5500eef1330fcc46cad836a8d2ec6422da7435cd06fccc06cedb0f944c502"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 966 (2023) — Relating to: privacy protections for judicial officers, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Assembly Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB966-ASA1-AA1)
2. **Assembly Substitute Amendment 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2023/REG/AB966-ASA1)
3. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB966)

## Votes

- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 — **7–0** (pass) · upper
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 1 — **14–1** (pass) · lower
- Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0 — **15–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ortiz-Velez — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Tusler and Ortiz-Velez; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Taylor `introduction`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-23T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Hurd added as a coauthor
- **2024-01-24T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2024-01-24T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2024-01-25T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
- **2024-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler
- **2024-01-31T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Tusler
- **2024-02-01T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2024-02-07T06:00:00+00:00** Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-07T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules
- **2024-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler
- **2024-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- **2024-02-14T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2024-02-19T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-27T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
- **2024-03-15T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 3-15-2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-21-2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 235 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-28-2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e87b3f0b-3dd7-4ba9-82eb-ee597e5d62a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).