Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 4 R cosponsors

SB 191 — Relating to: requiring a subpoena to a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer served in official capacity to be served at the officer’s work address.

Last action — Published 4-3-2026

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced April 14, 2025. It awaits signature.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

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 (4 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to create 885.035 of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

38 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The new version of SB 191 clarifies how subpoenas should be served to law enforcement officers by specifying that they must be delivered to the officer's work address. Additionally, it defines what is meant by "work address" as the primary location where the officer was employed when the relevant events took place. These changes make the process more precise and protect officers' personal addresses from being disclosed during legal procedures. This matters because it helps ensure the privacy and safety of law enforcement personnel while maintaining the integrity of the legal process.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0347/1 MJW:wlj ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 191 August 21, 2025 - Offered by RepresentatOEBEN .
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-2539/1 SWB:cdc SENATE BILL 191 April 14, 2025 - Introduced by Senators AMES , NASS, TOMCZYK and W ANGGAARD , cosponsored by Representatives G OEBEN , ARMSTRONG , BEHNKE , DITTRICH, K REIBICH, MURPHY , MURSAU , O'CONNOR , IWOWARCZYK and SUBECK .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill, as shown by senate substitute amendment 1, as follows:
Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
1.
A N A CT to create 885.035 of the statutes;
Page 2, line 6:
relating to:
after that line insert:
requiring a subpoena to a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer served in official capacity to be served at the officer’s work address.
X(d) XWork addressY means the street address of the primary location of the employer where an individual who is subject to subpoena under sub.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, a subpoena may generally be served by any person by exhibiting and reading it to the witness, by giving the witness a copy of the subpoena, or by leaving a copy of the subpoena at the witness’s home.
(2) is or was employed at the time of the events or actions that are subject to subpoena.Y.
This bill modifies the procedure with respect to law enforcement officers and tribal law enforcement officers served in an official capacity, requiring that a subpoena may be served upon a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer in the officer’s official capacity as a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer only at the officer’s work address by exhibiting and reading it to the officer, by giving the officer a copy of the subpoena, or by leaving a copy of the subpoena at the officer’s work address.
2.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Page 2, line 14:
S ECTION 1.
after XaddressY insert Xwith an employee authorized to receive the subpoenaY.
885.035 of the statutes is created to read:
3.
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2539/1 SWB:cdc SENATE BILL 191 SECTION 1 885.035 Service of subpoena to law enforcement officer.
Page 2, line 23:
(1) In this section:
delete Xindividual[s employer.Y and substitute Xprimary location of the employer where the individual is or was employed at the time of the events or actions that are subject to discovery under this section.Y.
(a) “Law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s.
165.85 (2) (c).
(b) “Tribal law enforcement officer” has the meaning given in s.
165.85 (2) (g).
(2) Notwithstanding s.
885.03, a subpoena to be served upon a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer in the officer’s official capacity as a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer may be served only at the law enforcement officer’s or tribal law enforcement officer’s work address.
The subpoena may be served by exhibiting and reading it to the officer, by giving the officer a copy thereof, or by leaving a copy at the officer’s work address.
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Action History

  1. Published 4-3-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 150

  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  4. Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  5. Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  6. Representative Billings added as a cosponsor

  7. Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  8. Report correctly enrolled

  9. Action ordered immediately messaged

  10. Assembly Amendment 1 concurred in

  11. Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  15. Rules suspended

  16. Ordered to a third reading

  17. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  18. Read a second time

  19. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  20. Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  21. Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules

  22. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goeben

  23. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  24. Received from Senate

  25. Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Read a third time and passed

  27. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  28. Ordered to a third reading

  29. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  30. Read a second time

  31. Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  32. Available for scheduling

  33. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1

  34. Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1

  35. Executive action taken

  36. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

  37. Public hearing held

  38. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  39. Representative Stroud added as a cosponsor

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

  41. Introduced by Senators James, Nass, Tomczyk and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Goeben, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk and Subeck

Sponsors

  • Goeben · Cosponsor
  • Armstrong · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Kreibich · Cosponsor
  • Murphy · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • Jesse James · Primary
  • Steve Nass · Cosponsor
  • Cory Tomczyk · Cosponsor
  • Van Wanggaard · Cosponsor
  • O'Connor · Cosponsor
  • Piwowarczyk · Cosponsor
  • Subeck · Cosponsor

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (118)

118 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 191 do?
An Act to create 885.035 of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 191?
SB 191 is sponsored by Goeben, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Kreibich, Murphy, Mursau, James, Jesse (Republican), Nass, Steve (Republican), Tomczyk, Cory (Republican), Wanggaard, Van (Republican), O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, and Subeck.
What is the current status of SB 191?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced April 14, 2025. It awaits signature.
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