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SB5 • 2025
battery or threat to jurors and providing a penalty
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
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Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor
Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 26
Published 8-9-2025
Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025
LRB correction
Report correctly enrolled
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
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
Received from Senate
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 28, Noes 4
Ordered immediately messaged
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety , Ayes 5, Noes 3
Available for scheduling
Placed on calendar 3-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Executive action taken
Public hearing held
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard , Nass and Wimberger ; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell , Behnke , Dittrich , Donovan , Franklin , Maxey , Murphy , Mursau , Nedweski , Novak , O'Connor , Piwowarczyk , Wichgers , Zimmerman and Subeck
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
battery or threat to jurors and providing a penalty Status: S - Enacted into law