Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 3 R cosponsors

SB 537 — Relating to: nonfunctional and counterfeit airbags and providing a penalty.

Last action — Published 3-14-2026

  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 October 17, 2025. It awaits signature.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 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.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

An Act to renumber and amend 347.475 (1); to amend 347.475 (2) and 347.50 (2); to create 347.475 (1) (b) to (d), 347.475 (5), 347.475 (6) and 347.50 (2e) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Published 3-14-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 3-13-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 97

  3. Presented to the Governor on 3-12-2026

  4. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  5. Report correctly enrolled

  6. Received from Assembly concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  13. Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules

  14. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. Representative Penterman added as a cosponsor

  16. Received from Senate

  17. Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Read a third time and passed

  19. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. Ordered to a third reading

  21. Read a second time

  22. Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

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

  24. Available for scheduling

  25. Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  26. Executive action taken

  27. Public hearing held

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

  29. Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Nass and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Melotik, Behnke, Dittrich, Kreibich, Maxey, Miresse, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki and Subeck

Sponsors

  • Kreibich · Cosponsor
  • Van Wanggaard · Primary
  • Steve Nass · Cosponsor
  • Howard Marklein · Cosponsor
  • Melotik · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Maxey · Cosponsor
  • Miresse · Cosponsor
  • Piwowarczyk · Cosponsor
  • Sinicki · Cosponsor
  • Subeck · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Subjects

public-safety transportation
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 537 do?
An Act to renumber and amend 347.475 (1); to amend 347.475 (2) and 347.50 (2); to create 347.475 (1) (b) to (d), 347.475 (5), 347.475 (6) and 347.50 (2e) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 537?
SB 537 is sponsored by Kreibich, Wanggaard, Van (Republican), Nass, Steve (Republican), Marklein, Howard (Republican), Melotik, Behnke, Dittrich, Maxey, Miresse, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, and Subeck.
What is the current status of SB 537?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced October 17, 2025. It awaits signature.
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