WI SB 440
enactedRelating to: newspaper publication and typeface for certain legal notices.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Did WI SB 440 pass?
Yes. WI SB 440 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-12-10): Published 12-10-2025
What is WI SB 440 about?
WI SB 440 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: newspaper publication and typeface for certain legal notices.”.
Who sponsors WI SB 440?
Spreitzer, Roys, Pfaff and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 440, joined by 14 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-09-29
- Latest action
- 2025-12-10 — Published 12-10-2025
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Spreitzerprimary
- Roysprimary
- Pfaffprimary
- Markleinprimary
- Quinnprimary
- Novakcosponsor
- Gundrumcosponsor
- Knodlcosponsor
- Kreibichcosponsor
- Mursaucosponsor
- O'Connorcosponsor
- Pentermancosponsor
- Piwowarczykcosponsor
- Roecosponsor
- Swearingencosponsor
- Tranelcosponsor
- Wichgerscosponsor
- Johnsoncosponsor
- Palmericosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-12-10
Published 12-10-2025
became-law
2025-12-10
Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 72
executive-signature
2025-12-04
Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025
executive-receipt
2025-11-24
Report correctly enrolled
enrolled
2025-11-20
Received from Assembly concurred in
receipt
2025-11-19
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-11-19
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2025-11-19
Rules suspended
2025-11-19
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-11-19
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-11-19
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
2025-11-19
Read
2025-11-19
Received from Senate
receipt
2025-11-18
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-11-18
Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
2025-11-18
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2025-11-18
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-11-18
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-11-18
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-11-14
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-11-10
Available for scheduling
2025-11-10
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-10
Executive action taken
2025-11-05
Public hearing held
2025-09-29
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-09-29
Introduced by Senators Quinn, Marklein, Pfaff, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Roe, Swearingen, Tranel, Wichgers, Johnson and Palmeri
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Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2025-11-10 · pass · 5-0
Related bills
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