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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 405: Relating to: a civil cause of action for a minor injured by a gender transition procedure.

Vetoed Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Vetoed

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 405 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on August 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: a civil cause of action for a minor injured by a gender transition procedure. Primary sponsor: Rob Hutton (Republican), Chris Kapenga (Republican), Julian Bradley (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2026): Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82.

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 21

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Rob HuttonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Chris KapengaPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Julian BradleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Scott AllenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Chanz GreenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Gus GustafsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Amanda NedweskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
David SteffenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Chuck WichgersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84

“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 notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
  2. Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-31-2026
  4. Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
  5. Report correctly enrolled
  6. Received from Assembly concurred in
  7. Ordered immediately messaged
  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 53, Noes 45
  9. Rules suspended
  10. Ordered to a third reading
  11. Read a second time
  12. Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

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