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WI SB 227

in committee

Relating to: the law enforcement officers’ bill of rights.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WI SB 227 pass?

Not yet. WI SB 227 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 227 about?

WI SB 227 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the law enforcement officers’ bill of rights.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 227?

Marklein, Cabral-Guevara, Jacque and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 227.

Introduced
2025-04-29
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

  • Markleinprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaraprimary
  • Jacqueprimary
  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Jamesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

  2. 2026-01-16

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-11-19

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  4. 2025-11-18

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-11-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  6. 2025-11-18

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  7. 2025-11-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  8. 2025-11-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  9. 2025-11-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  10. 2025-11-14

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. 2025-11-11

    Available for scheduling

  12. 2025-11-11

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-11-11

    Executive action taken

  14. 2025-09-17

    Public hearing held

  15. 2025-04-29

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2025-04-29

    Introduced by Senators James, Wanggaard, Jacque, Cabral-Guevara and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Duchow, O'Connor, Armstrong, B. Jacobson, Dittrich, Brill, Brooks, Callahan, Kaufert, Piwowarczyk, Behnke and Penterman

    introduction

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Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1

    2025-11-11 · pass · 7-1

Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb227

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