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WI SB 25

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Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 25 pass?

No. WI SB 25 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-05-13). Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

What is WI SB 25 about?

WI SB 25 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 25?

Testin, Tomczyk, Nass and 4 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 25.

Introduced
2025-02-05
Latest action
2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Testinprimary
  • Tomczykprimary
  • Nassprimary
  • Feyenprimary
  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Bradleyprimary
  • Huttonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-05

    Introduced by Senators Hutton, Bradley, Wanggaard, Feyen, Nass, Tomczyk and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Duchow, Dittrich, Piwowarczyk, Armstrong, Brooks, Donovan, B. Jacobson, Penterman, Murphy, Tucker, Wichgers and Behnke

    introduction

  2. 2025-02-05

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-02-05

    Representative Swearingen added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-02-06

    Public hearing held

  5. 2025-02-10

    Senator James added as a coauthor

  6. 2025-02-18

    Executive action taken

  7. 2025-02-18

    Report passage without recommendation, pursuant to Senate Rule 27 (4)(a), by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 4

  8. 2025-02-18

    Available for scheduling

  9. 2025-03-14

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. 2025-03-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  11. 2025-03-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  12. 2025-03-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  13. 2025-03-18

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 13

    passage,reading-3

  14. 2025-03-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. 2025-03-19

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  16. 2025-04-24

    Representative Maxey added as a cosponsor

  17. 2025-05-20

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  18. 2025-05-27

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  19. 2025-10-09

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules

  20. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

    withdrawal

  21. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  22. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  23. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended

  24. 2025-10-14

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  25. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. 2025-10-15

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  27. 2025-10-15

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  28. 2025-10-30

    Presented to the Governor on 10-30-2025

    executive-receipt

  29. 2025-11-03

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025

    executive-veto

  30. 2026-05-12

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  31. 2026-05-13

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage without recommendation, pursuant to Senate Rule 27 (4)(a), by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 4

    2025-02-18 · fail · 4-4

  • PASSAGE

    2025-03-18 · pass · 19-13

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • KEYESKI: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • CARPENTER: no
    • LARSON: no
    • WALL: no
    • DRAKE: no
    • PFAFF: no
    • WIMBERGER: no
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: no
    • RATCLIFF: no
    • WIRCH: no
    • HESSELBEIN: no
    • SMITH: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • SPREITZER: no
    • ROYS: not voting

Related bills

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