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WI AB 229

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Relating to: the law enforcement officers’ bill of rights.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 229 pass?

No. WI AB 229 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 229 about?

WI AB 229 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the law enforcement officers’ bill of rights.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 229?

Brooks, Penterman, Behnke and 10 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 229.

Introduced
2025-05-02
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Brooksprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Piwowarczykprimary
  • Kaufertprimary
  • Callahanprimary
  • Brillprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • B. Jacobsonprimary
  • Armstrongprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Duchowprimary
  • Goebenprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-05-02

    Introduced by Representatives Goeben, Duchow, O'Connor, Armstrong, B. Jacobson, Dittrich, Brill, Brooks, Callahan, Kaufert, Piwowarczyk, Behnke and Penterman; cosponsored by Senators James, Wanggaard, Jacque, Cabral-Guevara and Marklein

    introduction

  2. 2025-05-02

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-09-10

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-10-01

    Executive action taken

  5. 2025-10-08

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-10-08

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 0

    2025-10-08 · pass · 13-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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