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WI AB 179

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Relating to: requirements for lighting on police vehicles.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 179 pass?

No. WI AB 179 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 179 about?

WI AB 179 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: requirements for lighting on police vehicles.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 179?

Pronschinske, Piwowarczyk, Penterman and 9 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 179.

Introduced
2025-04-15
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Pronschinskeprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Donovanprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Callahanprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-15

    Introduced by Representatives B. Jacobson, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Knodl, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Pronschinske; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen and Nass

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-15

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-07-22

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-09-16

    Executive action taken

  5. 2025-09-19

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-09-19

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-10-09

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules

  8. 2025-10-14

    Representatives Miresse and Stubbs added as coauthors

  9. 2025-10-14

    Laid on the table

    deferral

  10. 2026-01-23

    Representative Doyle added as a coauthor

  11. 2026-03-06

    Representative Brown added as a coauthor

  12. 2026-03-10

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  13. 2026-03-19

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  14. 2026-03-19

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  15. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0

    2025-09-19 · pass · 6-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab179

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