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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 298: Relating to: grants for technical colleges to provide mapping data to law enforcement. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 298 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on May 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: grants for technical colleges to provide mapping data to law enforcement. (FE). Primary sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Jeff Mursau (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican), Pat Snyder (Republican), John Spiros (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ron TuslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Todd NovakPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Brent JacobsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Dean KaufertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Jeff MursauPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Pat SnyderPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse85
John SpirosPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Dan FeyenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Jesse JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Steve NassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Van WanggaardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Referred to committee on Rules
  3. Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 5
  4. Executive action taken
  5. Public hearing held
  6. Representative Melotik added as a coauthor
  7. Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  8. Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Novak, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Mursau, Penterman, Snyder, Spiros and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators James, Feyen, Nass and Wanggaard

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source