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WI AB 148

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Relating to: interpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in civil or criminal proceedings.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 148 pass?

No. WI AB 148 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 148 about?

WI AB 148 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: interpreter action by telephone or live audiovisual means in civil or criminal proceedings.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 148?

Wichgers, Steffen, Sortwell and 19 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 148.

Introduced
2025-03-17
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Steffenprimary
  • Sortwellprimary
  • Rodriguezprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • Ortiz-Velezprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Novakprimary
  • Neylonprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Kitchensprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • Duchowprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-17

    Introduced by Representatives Duchow, Allen, Armstrong, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Kitchens, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Rodriguez, Sortwell, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara and Tomczyk

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-17

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-06-02

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Duchow

    amendment-introduction

  4. 2025-09-25

    Public hearing held

  5. 2025-10-01

    Executive action taken

  6. 2025-10-08

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-10-08

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-10-08

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 6, Noes 1

    2025-10-08 · pass · 6-1

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 7, Noes 0

    2025-10-08 · pass · 7-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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