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WI SB 918

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Relating to: eliminating obsolete provisions regarding the term of a state public defender and the removal of the state public defender (suggested as remedial language by the State Public Defender).

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 918 pass?

No. WI SB 918 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 918 about?

WI SB 918 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: eliminating obsolete provisions regarding the term of a state public defender and the removal of the state public defender (suggested as remedial language by the State Public Defender).”.

Who sponsors WI SB 918?

Law Revision Committee is the primary sponsor of WI SB 918.

Introduced
2026-01-27
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Law Revision Committeeprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-27

    Introduced by Law Revision Committee

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-27

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-27

    Available for scheduling

  4. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb918

Attribution

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