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WI SB 147

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

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 147 pass?

Not yet. WI SB 147 is in committee as of 2026-03-23 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI SB 147 about?

WI SB 147 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 SB 147?

Tomczyk, Cabral-Guevara, Wanggaard are the primary sponsors of WI SB 147.

Introduced
2025-03-21
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Tomczykprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaraprimary
  • Wanggaardprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-21

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara and Tomczyk; cosponsored 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

    introduction

  2. 2025-03-21

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-30

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-05-06

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

    amendment-introduction

  5. 2025-05-08

    Executive action taken

  6. 2025-05-08

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    amendment-passage

  7. 2025-05-08

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-05-08

    Available for scheduling

  9. 2025-05-13

    Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. 2025-05-15

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  11. 2025-05-15

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  12. 2025-05-15

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  13. 2025-05-15

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  14. 2025-05-15

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  15. 2025-05-15

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. 2025-05-15

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  17. 2025-05-27

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  18. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    2025-05-08 · pass · 8-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 2

    2025-05-08 · pass · 6-2

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb147

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