2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Senate Bill 444

An Act to create 946.685 of the statutes; Relating to: identity requirements for officers who arrest or detain individuals and providing a penalty.

Status: S - Judiciary and Public Safety

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
3/23/2026 Sen.Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1841
2/18/2026 Sen.Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 19733

History

Date / House Action Journal
9/29/2025 Sen.Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Larson, Roys, Drake, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Habush Sinykin;
cosponsored by Representatives Ortiz-Velez, Madison, Prado, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, Hong, Kirsch, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Taylor, Tenorio, Arney, Bare, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Mayadev, Neubauer, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Subeck, Udell, Haywood and Hysell
401
9/29/2025 Sen.Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety401
10/16/2025 Sen.Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor447
1/21/2026 Sen.Senator Wall added as a coauthor619
1/27/2026 Sen.Representative Joers added as a cosponsor645
1/28/2026 Sen.Senators Pfaff and Wirch added as coauthors647
2/3/2026 Sen.Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor662
2/11/2026 Sen.Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor685
2/12/2026 Sen.Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor706
2/17/2026 Sen.Senators Hesselbein and Dassler-Alfheim added as coauthors717
2/18/2026 Sen.Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 19733
2/18/2026 Sen.Senator Smith added as a coauthor726
3/23/2026 Sen.Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1841
 
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