WI SB 782
enactedRelating to: intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did WI SB 782 pass?
Yes. WI SB 782 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-09): Published 4-10-2026
What is WI SB 782 about?
WI SB 782 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty.”.
Who sponsors WI SB 782?
Wanggaard is the primary sponsor of WI SB 782.
- Introduced
- 2025-12-12
- Latest action
- 2026-04-09 — Published 4-10-2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Wanggaardprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-09
Published 4-10-2026
became-law
2026-04-09
Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 245
executive-signature
2026-04-02
Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
executive-receipt
2026-03-19
Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
2026-03-06
Representative Brown added as a cosponsor
2026-02-27
Report correctly enrolled
enrolled
2026-02-18
Received from Assembly concurred in
receipt
2026-02-17
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-17
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 84, Noes 15
passage,reading-3
2026-02-17
Rules suspended
2026-02-17
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-02-17
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-02-17
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
withdrawal
2026-02-13
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
referral
2026-02-13
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-22
Received from Senate
receipt
2026-01-21
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-01-21
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2026-01-21
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-01-21
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2026-01-21
Read a second time
reading-2
2026-01-21
Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a coauthor
2026-01-16
Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-01-12
Available for scheduling
2026-01-12
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-12
Executive action taken
2026-01-07
Public hearing held
2025-12-22
Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor
2025-12-12
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-12-12
Introduced by Senator Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Donovan, Goodwin, Sortwell, Sinicki, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kurtz, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Stubbs and Subeck
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2026-01-12 · pass · 8-0
CONCURRENCE
2026-02-17 · pass · 84-15
Member-level votes (99)
- ALLEN: yes
- ANDERSON: yes
- ANDRACA: yes
- ARMSTRONG: yes
- ARNEY: no
- AUGUST: yes
- BARE: yes
- BEHNKE: yes
- BILLINGS: yes
- BORN: yes
- BRILL: yes
- BROOKS: yes
- BROWN: yes
- CALLAHAN: yes
- CLANCY: no
- CRUZ: no
- DALLMAN: yes
- DESANTO: no
- DESMIDT: yes
- DITTRICH: yes
- DONOVAN: yes
- DOYLE: yes
- DUCHOW: yes
- EMERSON: yes
- FITZGERALD: yes
- FRANKLIN: yes
- GOEBEN: yes
- GOODWIN: yes
- GREEN: yes
- GUNDRUM: yes
- GUSTAFSON: yes
- HAYWOOD: yes
- HONG: no
- HURD: yes
- HYSELL: yes
- JACOBSON, B: yes
- JACOBSON, J: yes
- JOERS: yes
- JOHNSON: yes
- KAUFERT: yes
- KIRSCH: yes
- KITCHENS: yes
- KNODL: yes
- KREIBICH: yes
- KRUG: yes
- KURTZ: yes
- MADISON: no
- MAXEY: yes
- MAYADEV: yes
- MCCARVILLE: yes
- MCGUIRE: yes
- MELOTIK: yes
- MIRESSE: no
- MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
- MOSES: yes
- MURPHY: yes
- MURSAU: yes
- NEDWESKI: yes
- NEUBAUER: yes
- NEYLON: yes
- NOVAK: yes
- O'CONNOR: yes
- ORTIZ-VELEZ: yes
- PALMERI: yes
- PENTERMAN: yes
- PETERSEN: yes
- PHELPS: no
- PIWOWARCZYK: yes
- PRADO: yes
- PRONSCHINSKE: yes
- RIVERA-WAGNER: yes
- RODRIGUEZ: yes
- ROE: no
- SHEEHAN: no
- SINICKI: yes
- SNODGRASS: yes
- SNYDER: yes
- SORTWELL: yes
- SPAUDE: no
- SPIROS: yes
- STEFFEN: yes
- STROUD: no
- STUBBS: yes
- SUBECK: yes
- SUMMERFIELD: yes
- SWEARINGEN: yes
- TAYLOR: no
- TENORIO: no
- TITTL: yes
- TRANEL: yes
- TUCKER: yes
- TUSLER: yes
- UDELL: yes
- VANDERMEER: yes
- VINING: yes
- WICHGERS: yes
- WITTKE: yes
- ZIMMERMAN: yes
- SPEAKER: yes
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