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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 843: Relating to: citizenship as a requirement to be employed as a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer.

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 843 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: citizenship as a requirement to be employed as a law enforcement officer or tribal law enforcement officer. Primary sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Duke Tucker (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican). It lists 2 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 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Duke TuckerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Jerry O'ConnorPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Chanz GreenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Steve NassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Cory TomczykCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29

“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. Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  3. Introduced by Representatives Kreibich, Behnke, Piwowarczyk, Tucker, Wichgers, Dittrich, O'Connor and Green; cosponsored by Senators Nass and Tomczyk

Sources

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