WI AB 278
deadRelating to: grants to law enforcement agencies for data-sharing platforms.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 278 pass?
No. WI AB 278 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 278 about?
WI AB 278 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: grants to law enforcement agencies for data-sharing platforms.”.
Who sponsors WI AB 278?
Wichgers, Tusler, Subeck and 14 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 278.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-30
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Wichgersprimary
- Tuslerprimary
- Subeckprimary
- Spirosprimary
- Sortwellprimary
- Piwowarczykprimary
- O'Connorprimary
- Novakprimary
- Mursauprimary
- Murphyprimary
- Maxeyprimary
- Kreibichprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- Brillprimary
- Callahanprimary
- Donovanprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-05-30
Introduced by Representatives Donovan, Callahan, Brill, Dittrich, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Spiros, Subeck, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard and Bradley
introduction
2025-05-30
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-06-02
Representative Melotik added as a coauthor
2025-06-03
Public hearing held
2025-06-10
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative McGuire
amendment-introduction
2025-06-11
Executive action taken
2025-06-13
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Donovan
amendment-introduction
2025-06-20
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 4
committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-20
Referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
referral
2025-08-14
LRB correction
2025-10-14
Representative Allen added as a coauthor
2025-10-14
Laid on the table
deferral
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 11, Noes 4
2025-06-20 · pass · 11-4
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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