WI SB 897
deadRelating to: threats to health care providers and providing a penalty.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did WI SB 897 pass?
No. WI SB 897 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
What is WI SB 897 about?
WI SB 897 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: threats to health care providers and providing a penalty.”.
Who sponsors WI SB 897?
Nass, Cabral-Guevara, James and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 897, joined by 15 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-27
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Nassprimary
- Cabral-Guevaraprimary
- Jamesprimary
- Wanggaardprimary
- Markleinprimary
- Kurtzcosponsor
- Novakcosponsor
- Behnkecosponsor
- Dittrichcosponsor
- Duchowcosponsor
- Knodlcosponsor
- Kreibichcosponsor
- Maxeycosponsor
- Mursaucosponsor
- O'Connorcosponsor
- Pentermancosponsor
- Piwowarczykcosponsor
- Sinickicosponsor
- Tuckercosponsor
- Wichgerscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2026-03-03
Available for scheduling
2026-03-03
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
Executive action taken
2026-02-17
Public hearing held
2026-01-27
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2026-01-27
Introduced by Senators Marklein, Wanggaard, James, Cabral-Guevara and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Novak, Behnke, Dittrich, Duchow, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, Tucker and Wichgers
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Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2026-03-03 · pass · 8-0
Related bills
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