Bill Commons

WI SB 678

enacted

Relating to: the use of oral fluids for preliminary screening of a person suspected of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did WI SB 678 pass?

Yes. WI SB 678 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-03-19): Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

What is WI SB 678 about?

WI SB 678 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the use of oral fluids for preliminary screening of a person suspected of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 678?

Wanggaard, Tomczyk, Marklein and 1 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 678, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-11-20
Latest action
2026-03-19 — Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Tomczykprimary
  • Markleinprimary
  • Jamesprimary
  • Dittrichcosponsor
  • Brillcosponsor
  • Callahancosponsor
  • Kreibichcosponsor
  • Melotikcosponsor
  • Murphycosponsor
  • O'Connorcosponsor
  • Pentermancosponsor
  • Piwowarczykcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-19

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  2. 2026-03-13

    Published 3-14-2026

    became-law

  3. 2026-03-13

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-13-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 99

    executive-signature

  4. 2026-03-12

    Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2026

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-03-06

    Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  6. 2026-02-25

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2026-02-25

    LRB correction (Senate Amendment 2)

  8. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  9. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  11. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  12. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  13. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  14. 2026-02-18

    Made a special order of business at 11:28 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  15. 2026-02-18

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-02-18

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  17. 2026-02-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. 2026-02-18

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2026-02-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. 2026-02-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  21. 2026-02-18

    Senate Amendment 3 adopted

    amendment-passage

  22. 2026-02-18

    Senate Amendment 2 adopted

    amendment-passage

  23. 2026-02-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  24. 2026-02-17

    Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. 2026-02-16

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senator James

    amendment-introduction

  26. 2026-02-11

    Representative B. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  27. 2026-01-13

    Available for scheduling

  28. 2026-01-13

    Report passage without recommendation, pursuant to Senate Rule 27 (4)(a), by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 4

  29. 2026-01-13

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1

    amendment-passage

  30. 2026-01-13

    Executive action taken

  31. 2026-01-12

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator James

    amendment-introduction

  32. 2026-01-06

    Representative Spaude added as a cosponsor

  33. 2025-12-17

    Public hearing held

  34. 2025-12-09

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  35. 2025-12-02

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

    amendment-introduction

  36. 2025-11-20

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  37. 2025-11-20

    Introduced by Senators James, Marklein, Tomczyk and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Brill, Callahan, Kreibich, Melotik, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman and Piwowarczyk

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1

    2026-01-13 · pass · 7-1

  • Report passage without recommendation, pursuant to Senate Rule 27 (4)(a), by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 4

    2026-01-13 · fail · 4-4

Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb678

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