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WI SB 445

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Relating to: consideration of a certain definition of antisemitism for purposes of laws, ordinances, policies, or criminal penalty enhancers concerning discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced
2025-09-29
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wirchprimary
  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Wallprimary
  • Testinprimary
  • Pfaffprimary
  • Jamesprimary
  • Hesselbeinprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaraprimary
  • Huttonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-09-29

    Introduced by Senators Hutton, Cabral-Guevara, Hesselbein, James, Pfaff, Testin, Wall, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Dallman, Dittrich, Donovan, Emerson, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Murphy, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Sinicki, Subeck and Wichgers

    introduction

  2. 2025-09-29

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-09-29

    Representative Sinicki withdrawn as a cosponsor

    withdrawal

  4. 2025-11-20

    Representative Goodwin added as a cosponsor

  5. 2026-01-28

    Public hearing held

  6. 2026-02-02

    Executive action taken

  7. 2026-02-02

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-02-02

    Available for scheduling

  9. 2026-02-17

    LRB correction

  10. 2026-02-18

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Hutton

    amendment-introduction

  11. 2026-03-17

    Senator Wirch withdrawn as a coauthor

    withdrawal

  12. 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 5, Noes 3

    2026-02-02 · pass · 5-3

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb445

Attribution

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