WI SB 147

in committee

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

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WI SB 147 pass?

Not yet. WI SB 147 is in committee 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, joined by 22 cosponsors.

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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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-23
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
amendment-failure
2025-05-27
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-05-15
Received from Senate
receipt
2025-05-15
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-05-15
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2025-05-15
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-05-15
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-05-15
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage
2025-05-15
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-05-13
Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-05-08
Available for scheduling
2025-05-08
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 2
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-08
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
amendment-passage
2025-05-08
Executive action taken
2025-05-06
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
amendment-introduction
2025-04-30
Public hearing held
2025-03-21
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
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

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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

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Official source

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

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