WI SB 236
deadRelating to: tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did WI SB 236 pass?
No. WI SB 236 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
What is WI SB 236 about?
WI SB 236 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty.”.
Who sponsors WI SB 236?
Ratcliff, Pfaff, Nass and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 236.
- Introduced
- 2025-05-09
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Ratcliffprimary
- Pfaffprimary
- Nassprimary
- Markleinprimary
- Jamesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-05-09
Introduced by Senators James, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Doyle, Green, Gundrum, Moses, Mursau, Penterman, Steffen, Subeck and Melotik
introduction
2025-05-09
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-05-27
Public hearing held
2025-05-28
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
amendment-introduction
2025-06-04
Executive action taken
2025-06-05
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
amendment-passage
2025-06-05
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-05
Available for scheduling
2025-06-17
Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
2025-06-17
Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-06-18
Laid on table
deferral
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
Versions
Documents
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 Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2025-06-05 · pass · 8-0
Related bills
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