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SB25 • 2025

court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths

court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senators Hutton, Bradley, Wanggaard, Feyen, Nass, Tomczyk and Testin, cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Duchow, Dittrich, Piwowarczyk, Armstrong, Brooks, Donovan, B. Jacobson, Penterman, Murphy, Tucker, Wichgers and Behnke
Last action
2026-05-13
Official status
S - Veto sustained
Effective date
Not listed

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court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths

court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths Status: S - Veto sustained

What This Bill Does

  • court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths Status: S - Veto sustained

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-13 Sen.

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. 2026-05-12 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. 2025-11-03 Sen.

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025

  4. 2025-10-30 Sen.

    Presented to the Governor on 10-30-2025

  5. 2025-10-15 Sen.

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  6. 2025-10-15 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  7. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  8. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Read a second time

  9. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Read a third time and concurred in

  12. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. 2025-10-09 Asm.

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules

  14. 2025-05-27 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. 2025-05-20 Asm.

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  16. 2025-04-24 Asm.

    Representative Maxey added as a cosponsor

  17. 2025-03-19 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  18. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Read a second time

  19. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  21. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 19, Noes 13

  22. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. 2025-03-14 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. 2025-02-18 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  25. 2025-02-18 Sen.

    Report passage without recommendation, pursuant to Senate Rule 27 (4)(a) , by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety , Ayes 4, Noes 4

  26. 2025-02-18 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  27. 2025-02-10 Sen.

    Senator James added as a coauthor

  28. 2025-02-06 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  29. 2025-02-05 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Hutton , Bradley , Wanggaard , Feyen , Nass , Tomczyk and Testin ; cosponsored by Representatives Moses , Duchow , Dittrich , Piwowarczyk , Armstrong , Brooks , Donovan , B. Jacobson , Penterman , Murphy , Tucker , Wichgers and Behnke

  30. 2025-02-05 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  31. 2025-02-05 Sen.

    Representative Swearingen added as a cosponsor

Official Summary Text

court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths
Status: S - Veto sustained

Current Bill Text

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Wisconsin Legislature: SB25: Text as Enrolled

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2025 Senate Bill 25

Date of publication*:
2025 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act

to renumber
968.02 (3) and 968.26 (2) (d);
to create
968.02 (3) (b) and 968.26 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes;
relating to:
court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB25,1
Section

1
.
968.02 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 968.02 (3) (a).
SB25,2
Section

2
.
968.02 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
968.02
(3)
(b) Notwithstanding par. (a), unless there is new or unused evidence presented, a circuit court may not permit the filing of a complaint against a law enforcement officer who is involved in an officer-involved death, as defined in s. 175.47 (1) (c), if a district attorney determines there is no basis to prosecute the officer.
SB25,3
Section

3
.
968.26 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 968.26 (2) (d) 1.
SB25,4
Section

4
.
968.26 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
968.26
(2)
(d) 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., unless there is new or unused evidence presented, the judge may not issue a complaint against a law enforcement officer who is involved in an officer-involved death, as defined in s. 175.47 (1) (c), if the district attorney determines there is no basis to prosecute the officer.
SB25,5
Section
5
. Initial applicability.
(
1
) This act first applies to determinations made by a district attorney on the effective date of this subsection.

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