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WI SB 169

enacted

Relating to: privacy protections for judicial officers.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WI SB 169 pass?

Yes. WI SB 169 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-08-11): Published 8-9-2025

What is WI SB 169 about?

WI SB 169 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: privacy protections for judicial officers.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 169?

Wanggaard is the primary sponsor of WI SB 169, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-04-03
Latest action
2025-08-11 — Published 8-9-2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Tuslercosponsor
  • Dittrichcosponsor
  • Gundrumcosponsor
  • Kreibichcosponsor
  • Murphycosponsor
  • O'Connorcosponsor
  • Pentermancosponsor
  • Sinickicosponsor
  • Subeckcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-11

    Published 8-9-2025

    became-law

  2. 2025-08-11

    Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 25

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-08-07

    Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-25

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  5. 2025-06-25

    LRB correction (Senate Substitute Amendment 1)

  6. 2025-06-24

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  7. 2025-06-24

    Ordered immediately messaged

  8. 2025-06-24

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2025-06-24

    Rules suspended

  10. 2025-06-24

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2025-06-24

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  12. 2025-06-24

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

    withdrawal

  13. 2025-06-24

    Representatives Stubbs and Ortiz-Velez added as cosponsors

  14. 2025-06-20

    Read first time and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025

    reading-1,referral

  15. 2025-06-19

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  16. 2025-06-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. 2025-06-18

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  18. 2025-06-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  19. 2025-06-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  20. 2025-06-18

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  21. 2025-06-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  22. 2025-06-18

    Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  23. 2025-06-17

    Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. 2025-06-05

    Available for scheduling

  25. 2025-06-05

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2025-06-05

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

    amendment-passage

  27. 2025-06-04

    Executive action taken

  28. 2025-05-27

    Public hearing held

  29. 2025-05-21

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

    amendment-introduction

  30. 2025-04-03

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  31. 2025-04-03

    Introduced by Senator Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Dittrich, Gundrum, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Sinicki and Subeck

    introduction

Versions

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Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    2025-06-05 · pass · 8-0

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

    2025-06-05 · pass · 8-0

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