SB 899 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: expressly prohibiting a foreign national from making a contribution to a referendum committee.

SB 899 prohibits foreign nationals from contributing to or influencing referendum committees that support or oppose ballot measures. It directly affects referendum committees (groups organizing campaigns for or against voter-approved measures) and their contributors. The bill requires committees to obtain written affirmations from contributors confirming they are not foreign nationals and have not received over $100,000 from foreign sources in the past four years. Committees must also attest in reports that they have not accepted foreign funds and will not do so before the referendum vote.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 27, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Testin
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Jan 27, 2026
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Introduced by Senators Testin, Jacque, Marklein, Tomczyk and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Tittl, Wichgers and Steffen
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