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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 299: Relating to: a grant program for the purchase of automated registration plate reader systems. (FE)

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 299 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on May 30, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: a grant program for the purchase of automated registration plate reader systems. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Van Wanggaard (Republican). It lists 14 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 16

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse JamesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Van WanggaardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Calvin CallahanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Bob DonovanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Dean KaufertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Joel KitchensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Todd NovakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Bob WittkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse63

“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 James and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Brill, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Kaufert, Kitchens, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Wichgers and Wittke

Sources

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