WisconsinJustice Department warns families about online dangers to children
The Department of Justice runs a campaign to warn about online dangers to children and shares its materials with schools that request them, free of charge.
What it does
The Department of Justice runs a campaign about online dangers to children and ways to help protect them from harmful content. Schools may request campaign materials at no charge.
Argument forChildren and families could learn ways to avoid harmful online content, and schools may request campaign materials at no charge.
Argument againstFamilies who rely on printed guidance may have fewer ways to get it because the campaign uses print only when available.
More detail
The Department of Justice conducts a children’s online safety awareness campaign. The campaign focuses on dangers children may face online and steps to help prevent their exposure to harmful content.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 9Published 4-9-2026Latest
- Apr 9Report approved by the Governor Tony Evers on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 219Became Law
- Apr 2Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026To Governor
- Mar 20Report correctly enrolled on 3-20-2026Minor
- Mar 20Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Mar 18Received from Senate concurred inMinor
- Mar 17Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 17Read a third time and concurred inPassed Senate
- Mar 17Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Mar 17Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Mar 17Read a second timeMinor
- Mar 17Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as cosponsors
- Mar 16Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 12Available for scheduling
- Vote recorded Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0Minor
- Mar 12Executive action taken
- Mar 5Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor
- Mar 4Public hearing held
- Feb 26Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Feb 25Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public SafetyMinor
- Feb 23Received from AssemblyMinor
- Feb 19Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 19Read a third time and passedPassed Assembly
- Feb 19Rules suspended
- Feb 19Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Feb 19Read a second timeMinor
- Feb 18Made a special order of business at 11:57 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
- Feb 12Referred to committee on RulesMinor
- Vote recorded Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0Minor
- Feb 11Executive action taken
- Feb 3Senator Roys added as a cosponsor
- Feb 3Representatives Duchow and Steffen added as coauthors
- Feb 3Public hearing held
- Jan 29Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public SafetyMinor
- Jan 29Introduced by Representatives Green, Brill, Dittrich, Mayadev, Armstrong, Behnke, Fitzgerald, B. Jacobson, Miresse, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki and Stubbs; cosponsored by Senator JamesIntroduced
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