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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 227: Relating to: the law enforcement officers’ bill of rights.

Passed one chamber 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

SB 227 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on April 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: the law enforcement officers’ bill of rights. Primary sponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Van Wanggaard (Republican), André Jacque (Republican), Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Howard Marklein (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to concur in 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 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse JamesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Van WanggaardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
André JacquePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Howard MarkleinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Dave ArmstrongCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Rob BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Calvin CallahanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Cindi DuchowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Brent JacobsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Dean KaufertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98

“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 concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
  3. Received from Senate
  4. Senator Smith added as a coauthor
  5. Ordered immediately messaged
  6. Read a third time and passed
  7. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
  8. Ordered to a third reading
  9. Read a second time
  10. Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
  11. Available for scheduling
  12. Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 1

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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