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WI SB 409

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Relating to: passing certain vehicles stopped on or near a highway and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 409 pass?

No. WI SB 409 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 409 about?

WI SB 409 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: passing certain vehicles stopped on or near a highway and providing a penalty.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 409?

Wanggaard, Spreitzer, Dassler-Alfheim and 3 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 409.

Introduced
2025-09-04
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Dassler-Alfheimprimary
  • Roysprimary
  • Markleinprimary
  • Jamesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-09-04

    Introduced by Senators James, Marklein, Roys, Dassler-Alfheim, Spreitzer and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Piwowarczyk, Maxey, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Hysell, Knodl, Kreibich, Penterman, Roe, Snodgrass, Spaude and Steffen

    introduction

  2. 2025-09-04

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-09-23

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-10-14

    Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-10-22

    Public hearing held

  6. 2025-11-11

    Executive action taken

  7. 2025-11-11

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-11-11

    Available for scheduling

  9. 2025-11-18

    Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  10. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-11-11 · pass · 8-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb409

Attribution

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