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WI SB 355

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Relating to: establishing a civil cause of action for civil rights violations.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 355 pass?

No. WI SB 355 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 355 about?

WI SB 355 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: establishing a civil cause of action for civil rights violations.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 355?

Habush Sinykin, Ratcliff, Keyeski and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 355.

Introduced
2025-06-27
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Habush Sinykinprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • Carpenterprimary
  • Larsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-06-27

    Introduced by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Habush Sinykin; cosponsored by Representatives Hysell, Mayadev, Bare, Arney, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Haywood, Hong, Joers, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Udell, Andraca and Madison

    introduction

  2. 2025-06-27

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-07-10

    Senator Drake added as a coauthor

  4. 2026-01-26

    Senator Roys added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-01-28

    Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  6. 2026-03-19

    Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  7. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb355

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