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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 236: Relating to: tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty.

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 236 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on May 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: tampering with telecommunication or electric wires and providing a penalty. Primary sponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Howard Marklein (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican), Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic). It lists 13 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 4 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse JamesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Howard MarkleinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Brad PfaffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Calvin CallahanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Steve DoyleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse94
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Clint MosesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
David SteffenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Lisa SubeckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
Rob SummerfieldCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68

“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. Laid on table
  3. Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
  4. Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor
  5. Available for scheduling
  6. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
  7. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
  8. Executive action taken
  9. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
  10. Public hearing held
  11. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
  12. Introduced by Senators James, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Doyle, Green, Gundrum, Moses, Mursau, Penterman, Steffen, Subeck and Melotik

Sources

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