WI SB 444
deadRelating to: identity requirements for officers who arrest or detain individuals and providing a penalty.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did WI SB 444 pass?
No. WI SB 444 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
What is WI SB 444 about?
WI SB 444 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: identity requirements for officers who arrest or detain individuals and providing a penalty.”.
Who sponsors WI SB 444?
Habush Sinykin, Ratcliff, Keyeski and 5 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 444, joined by 29 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-09-29
- 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
- Drakeprimary
- Roysprimary
- Larsonprimary
- Carpenterprimary
- L. Johnsonprimary
- Ortiz-Velezcosponsor
- Madisoncosponsor
- Pradocosponsor
- Browncosponsor
- Clancycosponsor
- DeSantocosponsor
- Hongcosponsor
- Kirschcosponsor
- Miressecosponsor
- Moore Omokundecosponsor
- Phelpscosponsor
- Rivera-Wagnercosponsor
- Taylorcosponsor
- Tenoriocosponsor
- Arneycosponsor
- Barecosponsor
- DeSmidtcosponsor
- Fitzgeraldcosponsor
- Johnsoncosponsor
- Mayadevcosponsor
- Neubauercosponsor
- Roecosponsor
- Sinickicosponsor
- Snodgrasscosponsor
- Stroudcosponsor
- Subeckcosponsor
- Udellcosponsor
- Haywoodcosponsor
- Hysellcosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2026-02-18
Senator Smith added as a coauthor
2026-02-18
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 19
2026-02-17
Senators Hesselbein and Dassler-Alfheim added as coauthors
2026-02-12
Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor
2026-02-11
Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
2026-02-03
Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor
2026-01-28
Senators Pfaff and Wirch added as coauthors
2026-01-27
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
2026-01-21
Senator Wall added as a coauthor
2025-10-16
Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor
2025-09-29
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-09-29
Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Larson, Roys, Drake, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Habush Sinykin; cosponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Madison, Prado, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, Hong, Kirsch, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Taylor, Tenorio, Arney, Bare, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Mayadev, Neubauer, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Subeck, Udell, Haywood and Hysell
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Votes
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 19
2026-02-18 · fail · 14-19
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