SB 5 is sponsored by Sortwell, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Franklin, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Subeck, Wanggaard, Van (Republican), Nass, Steve (Republican), and Wimberger, Eric (Republican).

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Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 3 R cosponsors

SB 5 — Relating to: battery or threat to jurors and providing a penalty.

Last action January 23, 2026 — Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor

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Passed Assembly
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To Executive
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Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 24, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

To Executive

Current position in the legislative process.
18 sponsors

1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to renumber and amend 940.20 (3) (title) and 940.20 (3); to amend 48.685 (2) (bb), 48.685 (5) (bm) 4., 48.686 (1) (c) 9., 48.686 (1) (c) 12., 48.686 (2) (bb), 50.065 (2) (bb), 165.70 (1) (b), 165.84 (7) (ab) 2., 301.048 (2) (bm) 1. a., 767.461 (4), 940.03, 941.29 (1g) (a), 941.291 (1) (b), 941.39 (title), 946.82 (4), 949.03 (2), 968.26 (1b) (a) 2. a., 969.08 (10) (b), 973.049 (2) and 973.123 (1); to create 939.22 (21) (es), 940.202 (1) and (3) and 941.38 (1) (b) 5s. of the statutes;

Bill Text

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Action History

January 23, 2026
Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor
August 11, 2025
Published 8-9-2025
August 11, 2025
Report approved by the Governor on 8-8-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 26
August 07, 2025
Presented to the Governor on 8-7-2025
June 30, 2025
Report correctly enrolled
June 30, 2025
LRB correction
June 24, 2025
Received from Assembly concurred in
June 24, 2025
Ordered immediately messaged
June 24, 2025
Read a third time and concurred in
June 24, 2025
Rules suspended
June 24, 2025
Ordered to a third reading
June 24, 2025
Read a second time
June 24, 2025
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
June 20, 2025
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025
May 27, 2025
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
March 19, 2025
Received from Senate
March 18, 2025
Ordered immediately messaged
March 18, 2025
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 28, Noes 4
March 18, 2025
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
March 18, 2025
Ordered to a third reading
March 18, 2025
Read a second time
March 14, 2025
Placed on calendar 3-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
March 14, 2025
Available for scheduling
March 14, 2025
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3
March 13, 2025
Executive action taken
February 18, 2025
Public hearing held
January 24, 2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
January 24, 2025
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

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Wanggaard, Van Republican

Not signed on (114)

114 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Read a third time and passed

March 18, 2025

Passed 28 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Republican	17	1	0	0
Democrat	8	3	0	1
Unaffiliated	3	0	0	0
Total	28	4	0	1
% of votes cast	85%	12%	0%	3%

How each member voted (33)

Member	Party	Vote
JOHNSON	—	Yea
DASSLER-ALFHEI	—	Yea
HABUSH SINYKIN	—	Yea
Carpenter, Tim	Democrat	Yea
Drake, Dora	Democrat	Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne	Democrat	Yea
Keyeski, Sarah	Democrat	Yea
Larson, Chris	Democrat	Nay
Pfaff, Brad	Democrat	Yea
Ratcliff, Melissa	Democrat	Yea
Roys, Kelda	Democrat	Not Voting
Smith, Jeff	Democrat	Yea
Spreitzer, Mark	Democrat	Nay
Wall, Jamie	Democrat	Yea
Wirch, Robert	Democrat	Yea
Bradley, Julian	Republican	Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael	Republican	Yea
Felzkowski, Mary	Republican	Yea
Feyen, Dan	Republican	Yea
Hutton, Rob	Republican	Yea
Jacque, André	Republican	Yea
Jagler, John	Republican	Yea
James, Jesse	Republican	Yea
Kapenga, Chris	Republican	Yea
LeMahieu, Devin	Republican	Yea
Marklein, Howard	Republican	Yea
Nass, Steve	Republican	Yea
Quinn, Romaine	Republican	Yea
Stafsholt, Rob	Republican	Nay
Testin, Patrick	Republican	Yea
Tomczyk, Cory	Republican	Yea
Wanggaard, Van	Republican	Yea
Wimberger, Eric	Republican	Yea

Official roll call →

Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3

March 14, 2025

Passed 5 Yea · 3 Nay

Roll call published as PDF — view source.

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Subjects

public-safety

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 5 do?: An Act to renumber and amend 940.20 (3) (title) and 940.20 (3); to amend 48.685 (2) (bb), 48.685 (5) (bm) 4., 48.686 (1) (c) 9., 48.686 (1) (c) 12., 48.686 (2) (bb), 50.065 (2) (bb), 165.70 (1) (b), 165.84 (7) (ab) 2., 301.048 (2) (bm) 1. a., 767.461 (4), 940.03, 941.29 (1g) (a), 941.291 (1) (b), 941.39 (title), 946.82 (4), 949.03 (2), 968.26 (1b) (a) 2. a., 969.08 (10) (b), 973.049 (2) and 973.123 (1); to create 939.22 (21) (es), 940.202 (1) and (3) and 941.38 (1) (b) 5s. of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 5?: SB 5 is sponsored by Sortwell, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Franklin, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Wichgers, Zimmerman, Subeck, Wanggaard, Van (Republican), Nass, Steve (Republican), and Wimberger, Eric (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 5?: This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 24, 2025. It awaits signature.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 5
Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 24, 2025
Status: To Executive
Prime sponsor: Wanggaard, Van

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