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WI SB 553

in committee

Relating to: limitations on the definition of abortion.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 553 pass?

Not yet. WI SB 553 is in committee as of 2026-03-23 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI SB 553 about?

WI SB 553 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: limitations on the definition of abortion.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 553?

Wanggaard, Nass, Marklein and 5 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 553.

Introduced
2025-10-17
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Nassprimary
  • Markleinprimary
  • Bradleyprimary
  • Tomczykprimary
  • Jaglerprimary
  • Jacqueprimary
  • Quinnprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-17

    Introduced by Senators Quinn, Jacque, Jagler, Tomczyk, Bradley, Marklein, Nass and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Gustafson, Brill, Maxey, Penterman, Murphy, Allen, Gundrum, Piwowarczyk, B. Jacobson, Tusler, Tittl, O'Connor, Kreibich, Dittrich, Behnke, Knodl, Armstrong, Green, Mursau and Hurd

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-17

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-11-05

    Public hearing held

  4. 2025-11-07

    Executive action taken

  5. 2025-11-07

    Representative Summerfield added as a cosponsor

  6. 2025-11-07

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-11-07

    Available for scheduling

  8. 2025-11-14

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

  9. 2025-11-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  10. 2025-11-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2025-11-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  12. 2025-11-18

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    passage,reading-3

  13. 2025-11-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. 2025-11-19

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  15. 2026-01-16

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  16. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

    2025-11-07 · pass · 3-2

  • PASSAGE

    2025-11-18 · pass · 18-15

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • CARPENTER: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • ROYS: no
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
    • KEYESKI: no
    • SMITH: no
    • DRAKE: no
    • LARSON: no
    • SPREITZER: no
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: no
    • PFAFF: no
    • WALL: no
    • HESSELBEIN: no
    • RATCLIFF: no
    • WIRCH: no

Related bills

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