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SB25 • 2025

court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths

court-issued criminal complaints in officer-involved deaths

Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

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
2025-11-03
Official status
S - Vetoed
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-11-03 Sen.

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025

  2. 2025-10-30 Sen.

    Presented to the Governor on 10-30-2025

  3. 2025-10-15 Sen.

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  4. 2025-10-15 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  5. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  6. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Read a second time

  7. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  8. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  9. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Read a third time and concurred in

  10. 2025-10-14 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  11. 2025-10-09 Asm.

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

  12. 2025-05-27 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  13. 2025-05-20 Asm.

    Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor

  14. 2025-04-24 Asm.

    Representative Maxey added as a cosponsor

  15. 2025-03-19 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  16. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Read a second time

  17. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  19. 2025-03-18 Sen.

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

  20. 2025-03-18 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. 2025-03-14 Sen.

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

  22. 2025-02-18 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  23. 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

  24. 2025-02-18 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  25. 2025-02-10 Sen.

    Senator James added as a coauthor

  26. 2025-02-06 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  27. 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

  28. 2025-02-05 Sen.

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

  29. 2025-02-05 Sen.

    Representative Swearingen added as a cosponsor

Official Summary Text

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