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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 791: Relating to: intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty.

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 791 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on December 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty. Primary sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Shae Sortwell (Republican), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Dan Knodl (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. 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): Democratic 5 · Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob DonovanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Shae SortwellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Ben DeSmidtPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Dean KaufertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Tony KurtzPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Shelia StubbsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Lisa SubeckPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
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. Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
  3. Representative Brown added as a coauthor
  4. Laid on the table
  5. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
  6. Referred to committee on Rules
  7. Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 13, Noes 2
  8. Executive action taken
  9. Public hearing held
  10. Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  11. Introduced by Representatives Donovan, Goodwin, Sortwell, Sinicki, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kurtz, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Stubbs, Subeck and Knodl; cosponsored by Senator Wanggaard

Sources

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