Plain English Breakdown
The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.
Straight-ahead summaries built from the official bill text. We keep the source links front and center and leave the decision up to you.
SB169 • 2025
privacy protections for judicial officers
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
The plain English breakdown is still being put together. The official documents below are already here.
Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 25
Published 8-9-2025
Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025
LRB correction ( Senate Substitute Amendment 1 )
Report correctly enrolled
Representatives Stubbs and Ortiz-Velez added as cosponsors
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and concurred in
Ordered immediately messaged
Received from Assembly concurred in
Read first time and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
Received from Senate
Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
Read a second time
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and passed
Ordered immediately messaged
Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety , Ayes 8, Noes 0
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety , Ayes 8, Noes 0
Available for scheduling
Executive action taken
Public hearing held
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard
Introduced by Senator Wanggaard ; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler , Dittrich , Gundrum , Kreibich , Murphy , O'Connor , Penterman , Sinicki and Subeck
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
privacy protections for judicial officers Status: S - Enacted into law