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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 558
October 15, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Madison
,
Haywood
,
Hong
,
Clancy
,
Cruz
,
Phelps
,
Tenorio
and
Arney
, cosponsored by Senators
Larson
,
Roys
and
Spreitzer
. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
AB558,1,3
1
An Act
to create
66.0511 (1) (c), 66.0511 (1) (d), 66.0511 (5), 165.85 (2) (h),
2
165.85 (4) (a) 9. and 165.85 (5) (e) of the statutes;
relating to:
warrior-style
3
training of law enforcement officers.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill prohibits certain governmental activities related to warrior-style training. “Warrior-style training” is defined as training for law enforcement officers that dehumanizes people or encourages aggressive conduct by law enforcement officers during encounters with others in a manner that de-emphasizes the value of human life or constitutional rights, the result of which increases an officer’s likelihood or willingness to use deadly force.
The bill prohibits 1) law enforcement agencies from providing or arranging for warrior-style training of law enforcement officers, 2) law enforcement agencies or state agencies from reimbursing law enforcement officers or collective bargaining units that include law enforcement officers for any expenditures made to provide or arrange for warrior-style training, and 3) law enforcement agencies or state agencies from contracting for services with organizations that provide warrior-style training of law enforcement officers.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB558,1
1
Section
1
.
66.0511 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB558,2,5
2
66.0511
(1)
(c) “State agency” means an association, authority, board,
3
department, commission, independent agency, institution, office, society, or other
4
body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or
5
any law, including the legislature and the courts.
AB558,2
6
Section
2
.
66.0511 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB558,2,11
7
66.0511
(1)
(d) “Warrior-style training” means training for law enforcement
8
officers that dehumanizes people or encourages aggressive conduct by law
9
enforcement officers during encounters with others in a manner that de-
10
emphasizes the value of human life or constitutional rights, the result of which
11
increases an officer’s likelihood or willingness to use deadly force.
AB558,3
12
Section
3
.
66.0511 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB558,2,14
13
66.0511
(5)
Warrior-style training.
(a) A law enforcement agency may not
14
provide or arrange for warrior-style training of law enforcement officers.
AB558,2,18
15
(b) A law enforcement agency or the law enforcement standards board or any
16
other state agency may not reimburse a law enforcement officer or a collective
17
bargaining unit that includes law enforcement officers for any expenditures made
18
to provide or arrange for warrior-style training of law enforcement officers.
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19
(c) Notwithstanding s. 66.0901 (1m), a law enforcement agency or the law
20
enforcement standards board or any other state agency may not contract for
21
services with an organization that provides warrior-style training of law
22
enforcement officers.
AB558,3,1
1
(d) This subsection does not prohibit any of the following:
AB558,3,3
2
1. A law enforcement agency from providing or arranging for training of law
3
enforcement officers in aikido.
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4
2. A law enforcement agency or a state agency from reimbursing a law
5
enforcement officer or a collective bargaining unit for training law enforcement
6
officers in aikido.
AB558,4
7
Section
4
.
165.85 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB558,3,9
8
165.85
(2)
(h) “Warrior-style training” has the meaning given in s. 66.0511 (1)
9
(d).
AB558,5
10
Section
5
.
165.85 (4) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB558,3,14
11
165.85
(4)
(a) 9. The board may not provide certification or recertification
12
credit to a law enforcement officer for training received in a course involving
13
warrior-style training. This subdivision does not prohibit the board from providing
14
credit for a course consisting entirely of aikido training.
AB558,6
15
Section
6
.
165.85 (5) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB558,3,20
16
165.85
(5)
(e) The board may not reimburse expenses under this subsection to
17
a law enforcement officer, state agency, as defined in s. 66.0511 (1) (c), or political
18
subdivision for a course involving warrior-style training. This paragraph does not
19
prohibit the board from reimbursing expenses for a course consisting entirely of
20
aikido training.
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