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WI SB 76

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Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did WI SB 76 pass?

No. WI SB 76 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-05-13): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

What is WI SB 76 about?

WI SB 76 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: dismissing or amending certain criminal charges and deferred prosecution agreements for certain crimes.”.

Who sponsors WI SB 76?

Tomczyk, Nass, Hutton are the primary sponsors of WI SB 76, joined by 14 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-26
Latest action
2026-05-13 — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Tomczykprimary
  • Nassprimary
  • Huttonprimary
  • B. Jacobsoncosponsor
  • Behnkecosponsor
  • Brillcosponsor
  • Dittrichcosponsor
  • Donovancosponsor
  • Duchowcosponsor
  • Gundrumcosponsor
  • Knodlcosponsor
  • Kreibichcosponsor
  • Krugcosponsor
  • Mosescosponsor
  • Murphycosponsor
  • Mursaucosponsor
  • Wichgerscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-13

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

    failure

  2. 2026-05-12

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. 2025-11-03

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025

    executive-veto

  4. 2025-10-30

    Presented to the Governor on 10-30-2025

    executive-receipt

  5. 2025-10-15

    Report correctly enrolled

    enrolled

  6. 2025-10-15

    Received from Assembly concurred in

    receipt

  7. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  8. 2025-10-14

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 53, Noes 43, Paired 2

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended

  10. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2025-10-14

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 53, Noes 43

  12. 2025-10-14

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  13. 2025-10-14

    Point of order that Assembly Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  14. 2025-10-14

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Udell

    amendment-introduction

  15. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

    withdrawal

  17. 2025-10-09

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules

  18. 2025-04-24

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  19. 2025-04-22

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  20. 2025-04-22

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. 2025-04-22

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

    passage,reading-3

  22. 2025-04-22

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  23. 2025-04-22

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  24. 2025-04-22

    Senate Amendment 2 adopted

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-04-22

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage

  26. 2025-04-22

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  27. 2025-04-18

    Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. 2025-04-15

    Available for scheduling

  29. 2025-04-15

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-04-15

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

    amendment-passage

  31. 2025-04-15

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

    amendment-passage

  32. 2025-04-15

    Executive action taken

  33. 2025-04-11

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hutton and Wimberger

    amendment-introduction

  34. 2025-03-13

    Public hearing held

  35. 2025-03-10

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Hutton

    amendment-introduction

  36. 2025-02-26

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  37. 2025-02-26

    Introduced by Senators Hutton, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives B. Jacobson, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Krug, Moses, Murphy, Mursau and Wichgers

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

    2025-04-15 · pass · 5-3

  • Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

    2025-04-15 · pass · 5-3

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

    2025-04-15 · pass · 5-3

  • PASSAGE

    2025-04-22 · 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

  • SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

    2025-10-14 · pass · 53-43

    Member-level votes (96)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: no
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: no
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: no
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: no
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: no
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: no
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

  • CONCURRENCE

    2025-10-14 · pass · 53-43

    Member-level votes (96)
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RIVERA-WAGNER: no
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: no
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: no
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: no
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: no
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: no
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb76

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