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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 226: Relating to: determination of where a defendant resides or does substantial business for purposes of venue.

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 226 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on April 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: determination of where a defendant resides or does substantial business for purposes of venue. Primary sponsor: Dan Feyen (Republican), Howard Marklein (Republican), Romaine Quinn (Republican). It lists 6 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 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dan FeyenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Howard MarkleinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Romaine QuinnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Scott AllenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Rob BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Cindi DuchowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60

“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. Available for scheduling
  3. Report passage without recommendation, pursuant to Senate Rule 27 (4)(a), by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 4, Noes 4
  4. Executive action taken
  5. Public hearing held
  6. Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
  7. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
  8. Introduced by Senators Feyen, Marklein and Quinn; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Allen, Brooks, Kreibich, Maxey and O'Connor

Sources

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