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WI SB 862

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Relating to: the administration of the office of county sheriff and the appointment of county medical examiners. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 862 pass?

No. WI SB 862 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI SB 862 about?

WI SB 862 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: the administration of the office of county sheriff and the appointment of county medical examiners. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 862?

Feyen, Testin, Wanggaard are the primary sponsors of WI SB 862.

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Feyenprimary
  • Testinprimary
  • Wanggaardprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-23

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Testin and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Melotik, Behnke, Penterman, Knodl, Wichgers, Piwowarczyk, Kurtz, Green and Novak

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-23

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-30

    LRB correction

  4. 2026-02-03

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

    amendment-introduction

  5. 2026-02-04

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  6. 2026-02-12

    Public hearing held

  7. 2026-03-02

    Executive action taken

  8. 2026-03-02

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    amendment-passage

  9. 2026-03-02

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-03-02

    Available for scheduling

  11. 2026-03-06

    Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  12. 2026-03-19

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  13. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    2026-03-02 · pass · 5-0

  • Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    2026-03-02 · pass · 5-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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