Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 795 — Relating to: caregiver records maintained by the Department of Transportation. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced December 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Assembly.

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Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

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Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

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

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to create 343.178 and 343.50 (4r) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

66 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Senate Bill 795 removes a specific requirement about how the Department of Transportation needs to handle caregiver information. Initially, the bill aimed to detail a particular method for updating that information with local service centers, but this provision was taken out. This change simplifies the bill, ensuring that it focuses directly on recording caregiver details without adding extra procedural steps, which could make it easier and more efficient for applicants and law enforcement agencies to access important contact information in emergencies.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0734/1 ZDW:skw SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 795 January 22, 2026 - Offered by SenatUINN.
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-2744/1 ZDW:cjs&wlj SENATE BILL 795 December 22, 2025 - Introduced by SenatorUINN , ABRAL -GUEVARA , OYS and SPREITZER, cosponsored by Representatives GREEN , PENTERMAN , B.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
JACOBSON , B EHNKE , DITTRICH, G OODWIN , KAUFERT , M IRESSE, NOVAK , P IWOWARCZYK , INICKI, UBECK and W ICHGERS.
Referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
A N A CT to create 343.178 and 343.50 (4r) of the statutes;
relating to:
caregiver records maintained by the Department of Transportation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the Department of Transportation to inquire whether an applicant for an operator’s license or identification card wants to provide names and contact information for up to three individuals for whom the applicant is the primary caregiver.
If an applicant provides contact information, DOT must record that information in DOT’s file for the applicant.
DOT must provide a method for a law enforcement agency that identifies a person to electronically request and automatically receive the contact information recorded in the person’s file, as well as any emergency contact information recorded in the person’s file.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION 1.
343.178 of the statutes is created to read:
343.178 Caregiver information.
(1) In this section:
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2744/1 ZDW:cjs&wlj SENATE BILL 795 SECTION 1 (a) “Caregiver” has the meaning given in s.
46.90 (1) (an).
(b) “Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s.
165.83 (1) (b).
(2) As part of every application for an original, duplicate, reinstated, reissued, or renewal license or endorsement, the department shall inquire whether the applicant wants to provide names and contact information for not more than 3 individuals for whom the applicant is the primary caregiver.
The department shall make available on its website and at each local examining center a separate form on which an applicant may provide the contact information.
If an applicant provides contact information under this section, the department shall record the information in its file for the personThe department shall provide a method for a law enforcement agency that reasonably identifies a person to electronically request and automatically receive the information recorded in the person’s file under this section and any emergency contact information recorded in the person’s file under s.
343.177.
The department may not disclose any information provided by an applicant under this section to any person except the applicant or a law enforcement agency as provided in this section.
S ECTION 2.
343.50 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:
343.50 (4r) CAREGIVER INFORMATION .
(a) In this subsection:
Page 2, line 24:
“Caregiver” has the meaning given in s.
delete the material beginning with “on” and ending with “center” on page 3, line 1.
46.90 (1) (an).
END )
2.
“Law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in s.
165.83 (1) (b).
(b) As part of every application for an identification card, the department shall inquire whether the applicant wants to provide names and contact information for not more than 3 individuals for whom the applicant is the primary caregiver.
The department shall make available on its website and at each local - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-2744/1 ZDW:cjs&wlj SENATE BILL 795 SECTION 2 examining center a separate form on which an applicant may provide the contact information.
If an applicant provides contact information under this subsection, the department shall record the information in its file for the persThe department shall provide a method for a law enforcement agency that reasonably identifies a person to electronically request and automatically receive the information recorded in the person’s file under this subsection and any emergency contact information recorded in the person’s file under s.
343.177.
The department may not disclose any information provided by an applicant under this subsection to any person except the applicant or a law enforcement agency as provided in this subsection.
(END)
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  3. Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor

  4. Received from Senate

  5. Ordered immediately messaged

  6. Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as coauthors

  7. Read a third time and passed

  8. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Senate Amendment 2 adopted

  11. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Read a second time

  13. Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  15. Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Quinn

  16. Available for scheduling

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

  18. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  19. Executive action taken

  20. Fiscal estimate received

  21. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Quinn

  22. Public hearing held

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

  24. Introduced by Senators Quinn, Cabral-Guevara, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Penterman, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Dittrich, Goodwin, Kaufert, Miresse, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, Subeck and Wichgers

Sponsors

  • Green · Cosponsor
  • Penterman · Cosponsor
  • B. Jacobson · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Goodwin · Cosponsor
  • Kaufert · Cosponsor
  • Miresse · Cosponsor
  • Novak · Cosponsor
  • Piwowarczyk · Cosponsor
  • Sinicki · Cosponsor
  • Subeck · Cosponsor
  • Wichgers · Cosponsor
  • Romaine Quinn · Primary
  • Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Cosponsor
  • Kelda Roys · Cosponsor
  • Mark Spreitzer · Cosponsor

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Not signed on (115)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 795 do?
An Act to create 343.178 and 343.50 (4r) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 795?
SB 795 is sponsored by Green, Penterman, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Dittrich, Goodwin, Kaufert, Miresse, Novak, Piwowarczyk, Sinicki, Subeck, Wichgers, Quinn, Romaine (Republican), Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican), Roys, Kelda (Democrat), and Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 795?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced December 22, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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