Wisconsin legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin SB25: 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.
Status: Vetoed, May 13, 2026
What the bill says
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. Status: S - Veto sustained Important Actions (newest first) Date / House Action Journal 5/13/2026Sen. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule82 899 3/18/2025Sen. Read a third time and passed,Ayes 19, Noes 13 125 Links - Veto Message - Text as Enrolled(PDF:) - Bill Text(PDF:) - SB25 ROCP for Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety On 2/18/2025(PDF:) - LC Bill Heari.
From the enrolled text, October 15, 2025:
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. Status: S - Veto sustained Important Actions (newest first) Date / House Action Journal 5/13/2026Sen. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule82 899 3/18/2025Sen. Read a third time and passed,Ayes 19, Noes 13 125 Links - Veto Message - Text as Enrolled(PDF:) - Bill Text(PDF:) - SB25 ROCP for Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety On 2/18/2025(PDF:) - LC Bill Hearing Materials - Wisconsin Ethics Commission information - See Also - 2025 Assembly Bill 34- A - Tabled History Date / House Action Journal 2/5/2025Sen. Introduced by SenatorsHutton,Bradley,Wanggaard,Feyen,Nass,TomczykandTestin;cosponsored by RepresentativesMoses,Duchow,Dittrich,Piwowarczyk,Armstrong,Brooks,Donovan,B. Jacobson,Penterman,Murphy,Tucker,WichgersandBehnke 47 2/5/2025Sen. Read first time and referred toCommittee on Judiciary and Public Safety 47 2/5/2025Sen. RepresentativeSwearingenadded as a cosponsor 47 2/6/2025Sen. Public hearing held 2/10/2025Sen. SenatorJamesadded as a coauthor 54 2/18/2025Sen. Executive action taken 2/18/2025Sen. Report passage without recommendation, pursuant to Senate Rule27 (4)(a), byCommittee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 4 62 2/18/2025Sen. Available for scheduling 3/14/2025Sen. Placed on calendar 3-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule18(1) 121 3/18/2025Sen. Read a second time 125 3/18/2025Sen. Ordered to a third reading 125 3/18/2025Sen. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading 125 …