Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 3 R cosponsors

SB 159 — Relating to: requirements for lighting on police vehicles.

Last action — Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 27, 2025. It awaits signature.

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

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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Moderate

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 347.25 (1m) (b) of the statutes;

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modifies the mounting requirements for lights on marked police vehicles and allows additional light configurations.

  • Wis. Stat. § 347.25(1m)(b)

    On a marked police vehicle with an exterior light bar, the blue light shall be mounted on the roof of the passenger side of the vehicle and the red light shall be mounted on the roof of the driver side of the vehicle. If lights are mounted inside the vehicle, blue lights shall be displayed on the interior of the passenger side of the vehicle and red lights shall be displayed on the interior of the driver side of the vehicle. → On a marked police vehicle with an exterior light bar, the blue light shall be mounted on the roof of the passenger side of the vehicle and the red light shall be mounted on the roof of the driver side of the vehicle. If lights are mounted inside the vehicle, blue lights shall be displayed on the interior of the passenger side of the vehicle and red lights shall be displayed on the interior of the driver side of the vehicle. On marked police vehicles with blue lights displayed on the passenger side roof or interior and red lights displayed on the driver side roof or interior, a combination of additional blue and red lights may be mounted on the front, sides, or rear of a police vehicle in any configuration.

    This change clarifies and expands the light mounting options for marked police vehicles.

Action History

  1. Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  2. Representative Billings added as a cosponsor

  3. Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  4. Representative Doyle added as a cosponsor

  5. Published 11-1-2025

  6. Report approved by the Governor on 10-31-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 39

  7. Presented to the Governor on 10-30-2025

  8. Report correctly enrolled

  9. Received from Assembly concurred in

  10. Ordered immediately messaged

  11. Read a third time and concurred in

  12. Rules suspended

  13. Ordered to a third reading

  14. Read a second time

  15. Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  16. Read

  17. Received from Senate

  18. Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Read a third time and passed

  20. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  21. Ordered to a third reading

  22. Read a second time

  23. Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor

  24. Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Available for scheduling

  26. Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  27. Executive action taken

  28. Public hearing held

  29. Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  30. Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Feyen and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives B. Jacobson, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Knodl, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk and Pronschinske

Sponsors

  • B. Jacobson · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Callahan · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Goeben · Cosponsor
  • Knodl · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • O'Connor · Cosponsor
  • Penterman · Cosponsor
  • Van Wanggaard · Primary
  • Dan Feyen · Cosponsor
  • Piwowarczyk · Cosponsor
  • Pronschinske · Cosponsor
  • Steve Nass · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

  • B. Jacobson
  • Behnke
  • Callahan
  • Dittrich
  • Goeben
  • Knodl
  • Mursau
  • O'Connor
  • Penterman
  • Feyen, Dan Republican
  • Piwowarczyk
  • Pronschinske
  • Nass, Steve Republican

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 159 do?
An Act to amend 347.25 (1m) (b) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 159?
SB 159 is sponsored by B. Jacobson, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Knodl, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Wanggaard, Van (Republican), Feyen, Dan (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Pronschinske, and Nass, Steve (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 159?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 27, 2025. It awaits signature.
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