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WI SB 459

enacted

Relating to: admissibility of expert witness testimony.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced
2025-10-02
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-09 — Published 3-7-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wimbergerprimary
  • Markleinprimary
  • Feyenprimary
  • Wanggaardprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-02

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen, Marklein and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Tittl, VanderMeer, Wittke and Duchow

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-02

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-22

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-11-12

    Executive action taken

  5. 2025-11-12

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2025-11-12

    Available for scheduling

  7. 2025-11-14

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. 2025-11-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  9. 2025-11-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  10. 2025-11-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  11. 2025-11-18

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  12. 2025-11-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. 2025-11-19

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  14. 2026-01-16

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  15. 2026-01-20

    Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules

  16. 2026-01-22

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

    withdrawal

  17. 2026-01-22

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  18. 2026-01-22

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  19. 2026-01-22

    Rules suspended

  20. 2026-01-22

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  21. 2026-01-22

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. 2026-01-22

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  23. 2026-01-28

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  24. 2026-03-05

    Presented to the Governor on 3-5-2026

    executive-receipt

  25. 2026-03-09

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-6-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 92

    executive-signature

  26. 2026-03-09

    Published 3-7-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-11-12 · pass · 8-0

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