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WI SB 444

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Relating to: identity requirements for officers who arrest or detain individuals and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 444 pass?

No. WI SB 444 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 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.

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 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

    introduction

  2. 2025-09-29

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-16

    Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor

  4. 2026-01-21

    Senator Wall added as a coauthor

  5. 2026-01-27

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  6. 2026-01-28

    Senators Pfaff and Wirch added as coauthors

  7. 2026-02-03

    Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  8. 2026-02-11

    Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  9. 2026-02-12

    Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor

  10. 2026-02-17

    Senators Hesselbein and Dassler-Alfheim added as coauthors

  11. 2026-02-18

    Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 19

  12. 2026-02-18

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  13. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 19

    2026-02-18 · fail · 14-19

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb444

Attribution

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