Wisconsin

Wisconsin: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

122 bills: 49 Anti-LGBTQ+, 73 Pro-LGBTQ+. 1 is enacted (0 Anti-LGBTQ+, 1 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed1093970
Vetoed10100
Pending202
Enacted101

Most recent bills

All 122 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of Wisconsin: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in Wisconsin, by sideColumns for each year from 2012 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.010203040502012: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 2 Anti-LGBTQ+, 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 6 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 8 Anti-LGBTQ+, 7 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 18 Anti-LGBTQ+, 22 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 20 Anti-LGBTQ+, 26 Pro-LGBTQ+20122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in Wisconsin, by sideColumns for each year from 2012 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0102030405020142017202020232026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in Wisconsin by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2012 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.012025: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+20122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in Wisconsin by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2012 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0120142017202020232026
  • Anti-LGBTQ+
  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
2026462026000
2025101101
2024401822000
20221587000
2020404000
2018716000
2016523000
2014303000
2012101000

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents642
Bathrooms & facilities220
Sports participation12120
Youth gender-affirming care15141
Insurance coverage808
Prisons, jails & detention220
Schools & curriculum1028
DEI & bias training321
Book bans & censorship550
Pronouns, names & outing404
Marriage, family & custody17017
Nondiscrimination protections19118
Hate crimes505
Religious exemptions220
Military service505
Conversion therapy1055
Repealing or reversing LGBTQ-related law909
Symbolic resolutions & recognition23023
Government process, funding & data202

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Holiday/Recognition21021
Marriage Equality17017
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors12120
Employment Nondiscrimination10010
Sports Ban: SWSA10100
Healthcare Nondiscrimination808
Insurance Nondiscrimination808
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination808
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws808
Education Nondiscrimination707
Housing Nondiscrimination707
Sports Ban: Colleges660
Show the other 38 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Sports Ban: K12660
Conversion Therapy Ban505
Conversion Therapy Legalization550
Military Nondiscrimination505
Birth Certificate or Identification Change Ban440
Broad Nondiscrimination404
Censorship: Pride Flag Ban440
End Trans Panic Defense404
Forced Outing: Schools440
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Liability Law440
Gender Affirming Care Ban: VCPA440
Gender Marker Change Ban440
Inclusive Language404
Adoption Nondiscrimination202
DEI Ban: Colleges220
Easy Name And Gender Changes202
Employee's Right to Nurse202
Gender Affirming Care Ban220
Gender Affirming Care Ban: SAFE Act220
Jury Nondiscrimination202
Misgendering: Pronoun Ban220
Opt-Out LGBTQ Education220
Prison Placement Ban220
Religious Exemptions: Academic220
Supportive Resolution202
Trans Bathroom Ban: K12220
Appropriations101
Broad Discrimination110
Censorship: Online Obscenity110
Commissions, Task Forces, and Studies101
Diaper Changing Station Bill101
Discrimination in Employment110
Hate Crime Classification101
Implicit Bias Training101
Intersex Protection101
LGBTQ+ Education101
Misgendering: Forced110
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws: Marriage Ban101

Hearings

No hearings are listed for this jurisdiction.

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Christopher LarsonDSenatorSD-00767
Timothy CarpenterDSenatorSD-00361
Lisa SubeckDRepresentativeHD-07957
Jodi EmersonDRepresentativeHD-09153
Christine SinickiDRepresentativeHD-02050
Greta NeubauerDRepresentativeHD-06649
Robyn ViningDRepresentativeHD-01348
Kelda RoysDSenatorSD-02647
Lee SnodgrassDRepresentativeHD-05247
Alex JoersDRepresentativeHD-08146

All 222 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

Cases placed in this jurisdiction by where the court sits, newest first. Each case links to its own page, which has the caption.

Court cases, newest first
CaseCourtLevelYear
Case 2:26-cv-00833E.D. Wis.District2026
Case 3:26-cv-00316W.D. Wis.District2026
Case n66480f1e41Wisconsin Court of AppealsState2020
Case c6227615W.D. Wis.District2019
Case n2e556e079eW.D. Wis.District2018
Case c4412461E.D. Wis.District2011
Case nc922b2eb3fE.D. Wis.District2010

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.