WI SB 159
enactedRelating to: requirements for lighting on police vehicles.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WI SB 159 pass?
Yes. WI SB 159 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-19. Latest recorded action (2026-03-19): Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
What is WI SB 159 about?
WI SB 159 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: requirements for lighting on police vehicles.”.
Who sponsors WI SB 159?
Nass, Feyen, Wanggaard are the primary sponsors of WI SB 159.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-27
- Latest action
- 2026-03-19 — Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Nassprimary
- Feyenprimary
- Wanggaardprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-27
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives B. Jacobson, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Knodl, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Pronschinske
introduction
2025-03-27
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-05-06
Public hearing held
2025-05-08
Executive action taken
2025-05-08
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-08
Available for scheduling
2025-10-13
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-10-14
Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor
2025-10-14
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-10-14
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-10-14
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-10-14
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2025-10-14
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-10-14
Received from Senate
receipt
2025-10-14
Read
2025-10-14
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
2025-10-14
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-10-14
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-10-14
Rules suspended
2025-10-14
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2025-10-14
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-10-15
Received from Assembly concurred in
receipt
2025-10-16
Report correctly enrolled
enrolled
2025-10-30
Presented to the Governor on 10-30-2025
executive-receipt
2025-11-03
Report approved by the Governor on 10-31-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 39
executive-signature
2025-11-03
Published 11-1-2025
became-law
2026-01-23
Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor
2026-03-06
Representative Brown added as a cosponsor
2026-03-10
Representative Billings added as a cosponsor
2026-03-19
Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
Versions
Documents
Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2025-05-08 · pass · 5-0
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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