Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 4 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 440 — Relating to: newspaper publication and typeface for certain legal notices.

Last action — Published 12-10-2025

  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 September 29, 2025. It awaits signature.

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

Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · high 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.

  • 19 sponsors

    1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

An Act to repeal 35.35 (1) (a); to renumber 35.35 (1) (b); to amend 13.92 (1) (b) 3. a., 35.17 (1) and 985.08 (2) (a) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Published 12-10-2025

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 72

  3. Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

  4. Report correctly enrolled

  5. Received from Assembly concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

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

  12. Read

  13. Received from Senate

  14. Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  16. Read a third time and passed

  17. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  18. Ordered to a third reading

  19. Read a second time

  20. Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Available for scheduling

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

  23. Executive action taken

  24. Public hearing held

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

  26. Introduced by Senators Quinn, Marklein, Pfaff, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Roe, Swearingen, Tranel, Wichgers, Johnson and Palmeri

Sponsors

  • Novak · Cosponsor
  • Gundrum · Cosponsor
  • Knodl · Cosponsor
  • Kreibich · Cosponsor
  • Romaine Quinn · Primary
  • Howard Marklein · Cosponsor
  • Brad Pfaff · Cosponsor
  • Kelda Roys · Cosponsor
  • Mark Spreitzer · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • O'Connor · Cosponsor
  • Penterman · Cosponsor
  • Piwowarczyk · Cosponsor
  • Roe · Cosponsor
  • Swearingen · Cosponsor
  • Tranel · Cosponsor
  • Wichgers · Cosponsor
  • Palmeri · Cosponsor
  • LaTonya Johnson · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 440 do?
An Act to repeal 35.35 (1) (a); to renumber 35.35 (1) (b); to amend 13.92 (1) (b) 3. a., 35.17 (1) and 985.08 (2) (a) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 440?
SB 440 is sponsored by Novak, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Quinn, Romaine (Republican), Marklein, Howard (Republican), Pfaff, Brad (Democrat), Roys, Kelda (Democrat), Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Roe, Swearingen, Tranel, Wichgers, Palmeri, and Johnson, LaTonya (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 440?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced September 29, 2025. It awaits signature.
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