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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1166: Relating to: use of autonomous devices equipped with weapons by law enforcement agencies.

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

SB 1166 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on March 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: use of autonomous devices equipped with weapons by law enforcement agencies. Primary sponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). 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): Democratic 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Margaret ArneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BareCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Ryan ClancyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Amaad Rivera-WagnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse90

“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 Judiciary and Public Safety
  3. Introduced by Senators Roys, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Arney, Bare, Rivera-Wagner and Clancy

Sources

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