WI SB 459
enactedRelating 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
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
2025-10-02
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-10-22
Public hearing held
2025-11-12
Executive action taken
2025-11-12
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-12
Available for scheduling
2025-11-14
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-11-18
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-11-18
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-11-18
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-11-18
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2025-11-18
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-11-19
Received from Senate
receipt
2026-01-16
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-20
Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-01-22
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
withdrawal
2026-01-22
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-01-22
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-01-22
Rules suspended
2026-01-22
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2026-01-22
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-22
Received from Assembly concurred in
receipt
2026-01-28
Report correctly enrolled
enrolled
2026-03-05
Presented to the Governor on 3-5-2026
executive-receipt
2026-03-09
Report approved by the Governor on 3-6-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 92
executive-signature
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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