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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 866: Relating to: the administration of the office of county sheriff and the appointment of county medical examiners. (FE)

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 866 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on January 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: the administration of the office of county sheriff and the appointment of county medical examiners. (FE). Primary sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 3, 2026): Published 4-4-2026.

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 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ron TuslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Chanz GreenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Tony KurtzPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Todd NovakPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Dan FeyenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Patrick TestinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
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. Published 4-4-2026
  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 196
  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
  4. Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2026
  5. LRB correction
  6. Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
  7. Received from Senate concurred in
  8. Ordered immediately messaged
  9. Senator Smith added as a cosponsor
  10. Read a third time and concurred in
  11. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
  12. Ordered to a third reading

Showing 12 most recent of 38 actions. Full history

Sources

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