AI laws in Wisconsin

AI Laws USA tracks 42 entries for Wisconsin: 12 statewide and 30 from counties and cities. Federal rules apply on top of these; see the federal page. Each entry links to its official source.

33In effect
2Enacted, not yet in effect
6Proposed
0No longer in effect
1Blocked in court

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Statewide

Statewide AI rules and bills in Wisconsin
Rule	Status	Takes or took effect
Oneida Nation (WI) temporary data center moratorium (2026)	In effect	July 22, 2026
We Energies Very Large Customer (VLC) Data Center Tariff Ord	In effect	April 24, 2026
WI DOI AI Bulletin	In effect	March 18, 2025
State of Wisconsin Acceptable Technology Use, Access, and Se	In effect	March 10, 2025
Empowering Lifelong Learning: AI Guidance for Enhancing K-12	In effect	July 29, 2024
WI AI CSAM Law	In effect	March 28, 2024
WI AI Election Disclosure Law	In effect	March 22, 2024
WI EO 211	In effect	August 23, 2023
WI PDD Act 13 (2017)	In effect	July 1, 2017
WI drone-surveillance ban	In effect	April 10, 2014
Wisconsin 452.136(1m) (real estate ads must disclose AI-altered property images)	Enacted, not yet in effect	January 1, 2027
Ostergaard v. Microsoft — data center noise class action (2026)	Blocked in court	July 1, 2026

Counties and cities

County and city AI rules and bills in Wisconsin
Rule	Where	Status	Takes or took effect
Sauk County WI 18-month data center moratorium (2026)	Sauk County	In effect	September 15, 2026
Wood County WI data center notice ordinance (Ord. 26-9-2)	Wood County	In effect	September 15, 2026
Marathon County WI 12-month data center moratorium (2026)	Marathon County	In effect	Not yet set
Oneida County WI one-year data center moratorium (2026)	Oneida County	In effect	August 18, 2026
La Crosse WI city 18-month data center moratorium (2026)	La Crosse	In effect	August 13, 2026
Bellevue WI 12-month data center moratorium (2026)	Bellevue	In effect	August 12, 2026
Chippewa County WI 12-month data center moratorium (2026)	Chippewa County	In effect	August 11, 2026
Town of Janesville WI data center moratorium (2026)	Town of Janesville	In effect	August 3, 2026
Monroe County WI data center + battery storage moratorium (2026)	Monroe County	In effect	July 21, 2026
Ellsworth WI temporary data center ordinance (2026)	Ellsworth	In effect	July 21, 2026
Polk County WI one-year data center moratorium (2026)	Polk County	In effect	July 21, 2026
Cottage Grove WI 18-month data center moratorium (2026)	Cottage Grove	In effect	July 20, 2026
Onalaska WI AI policy 7540.08 revision (2026)	School District of Onalaska	In effect	July 13, 2026
Kaukauna WI Flock non-renewal (announced Jul. 8, 2026)	Kaukauna	In effect	July 8, 2026
La Crosse County WI 18-month data center moratorium (2026)	La Crosse County	In effect	June 18, 2026
Superior WI Data Center Moratorium (1-year)	Superior	In effect	June 16, 2026
Dane County WI Hyperscale Data Center Moratorium	Dane County	In effect	June 4, 2026
Manitowoc County WI Data Center Moratorium	Manitowoc County	In effect	April 29, 2026
Milwaukee Police Department self-imposed moratorium on facia	Milwaukee	In effect	February 6, 2026
Madison WI Data Center Moratorium (1-year)	Madison	In effect	February 1, 2026
Madison Face Surveillance Ban	Madison	In effect	Not yet set
Ordinance ORD-20-00056 prohibiting city-agency use of facial	Madison	In effect	December 1, 2020
Use of Surveillance Technology Ordinance (Ordinance 59300; M	Madison	In effect	January 1, 2020
Janesville WI city 12-month data center moratorium (2026)	Janesville	Enacted, not yet in effect	Not yet set
Milwaukee PD Facial Recognition Halt	Milwaukee	Proposed	Not yet set
Dodge County WI advisory data center resolution (29-2, mid-June 2026)	Dodge County	Proposed	Not yet set
Town of Beloit WI data center moratorium resolution (2026)	Town of Beloit	Proposed	Not yet set
De Pere WI proposed 1-year large data center moratorium (2026)	De Pere	Proposed	Not yet set
Milwaukee WI proposed one-year data center moratorium	Milwaukee	Proposed	Not yet set
Wausau WI Data Center Zoning (proposed)	Wausau	Proposed	Not yet set

City pages

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