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prohibiting the use of phones while driving a motor vehicle and providing a penalty

prohibiting the use of phones while driving a motor vehicle and providing a penalty

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senator James, cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Duchow, Andraca, Sinicki and Snodgrass
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Judiciary and Public Safety
Effective date
Not listed

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prohibiting the use of phones while driving a motor vehicle and providing a penalty

prohibiting the use of phones while driving a motor vehicle and providing a penalty Status: S - Judiciary and Public Safety

What This Bill Does

  • prohibiting the use of phones while driving a motor vehicle and providing a penalty Status: S - Judiciary and Public Safety

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-06 Sen.

    Introduced by Senator James ; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau , Duchow , Andraca , Sinicki and Snodgrass

  3. 2026-02-06 Sen.

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

Official Summary Text

prohibiting the use of phones while driving a motor vehicle and providing a penalty
Status: S - Judiciary and Public Safety

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 935
February 6, 2026 - Introduced by Senator
James
, cosponsored by Representatives
Mursau
,
Duchow
,
Andraca
,
Sinicki
and
Snodgrass
. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
SB935,1,2
1
An Act

to amend
346.89 (4) (a) of the statutes;
relating to:
prohibiting the use
2
of phones while driving a motor vehicle and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person who holds a probationary license or an instruction permit is prohibited from driving a motor vehicle while using a cellular or other wireless telephone, except to report an emergency. This bill expands this prohibition to all persons operating a motor vehicle.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB935,1
3
Section

1
.
346.89 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB935,1,7
4
346.89
(4)
(a) Subject to sub. (3), no person
who holds a probationary license
5
issued under s. 343.085, or an instruction permit issued under s. 343.07,
may drive,
6
as defined in s. 343.305 (1) (b), any motor vehicle while using a cellular or other
7
wireless telephone, except to report an emergency.
SB935,2
8
Section

2
. Initial applicability.
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1
(
1
)

This act first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this
2
subsection.
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3
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