Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

SB 782 — Relating to: intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty.

Last action — Published 4-10-2026

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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 December 12, 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.

  • 19 sponsors

    1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 256.35 (10) (a) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Published 4-10-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 245

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

  4. Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  5. Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  6. Report correctly enrolled

  7. Received from Assembly concurred in

  8. Ordered immediately messaged

  9. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 84, Noes 15

  10. Rules suspended

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Read a second time

  13. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  14. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026

  15. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  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 Dassler-Alfheim added as a coauthor

  23. Placed on calendar 1-21-2026 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. Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor

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

  30. Introduced by Senator Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Donovan, Goodwin, Sortwell, Sinicki, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kurtz, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Stubbs and Subeck

Sponsors

  • Donovan · Cosponsor
  • Goodwin · Cosponsor
  • Sortwell · Cosponsor
  • Sinicki · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • DeSmidt · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Goeben · Cosponsor
  • Gundrum · Cosponsor
  • Kaufert · Cosponsor
  • Kurtz · Cosponsor
  • Maxey · Cosponsor
  • Murphy · Cosponsor
  • O'Connor · Cosponsor
  • Penterman · Cosponsor
  • Piwowarczyk · Cosponsor
  • Stubbs · Cosponsor
  • Subeck · Cosponsor
  • Van Wanggaard · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on · 14 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (18)

  • Donovan
  • Goodwin
  • Sortwell
  • Sinicki
  • Behnke
  • DeSmidt
  • Dittrich
  • Goeben
  • Gundrum
  • Kaufert
  • Kurtz
  • Maxey
  • Murphy
  • O'Connor
  • Penterman
  • Piwowarczyk
  • Stubbs
  • Subeck

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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Votes

Read a third time and concurred in

Passed 84 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 53000
Democrat 291400
Unaffiliated 2100
Total 841500
% of votes cast 85%15%0%0%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Yea
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Arney, Margaret Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Yea
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Brown, Brienne Democrat Yea
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Yea
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Yea
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Yea
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Yea
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Yea
Joers, Alex Democrat Yea
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Yea
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Yea
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Yea
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Yea
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Yea
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Yea
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Yea
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Nay
Stroud, Angela Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Yea
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Yea
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Nay
Udell, Randy Democrat Yea
Vining, Robyn Democrat Yea
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 782 do?
An Act to amend 256.35 (10) (a) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 782?
SB 782 is sponsored by Donovan, Goodwin, Sortwell, Sinicki, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kurtz, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Stubbs, Subeck, and Wanggaard, Van (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 782?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced December 12, 2025. It awaits signature.
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