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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 420: Relating to: prohibiting rights of nature ordinances. (FE)

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 420 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on September 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: prohibiting rights of nature ordinances. (FE). Primary sponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Cory Tomczyk (Republican). It lists 8 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 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Cory TomczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Gus GustafsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Clint MosesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Amanda NedweskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
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 3-20-2026
  4. Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026
  5. Report correctly enrolled
  6. Received from Assembly concurred in
  7. Ordered immediately messaged
  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 54, Noes 41
  9. Rules suspended
  10. Ordered to a third reading
  11. Read a second time
  12. Made a special order of business at 11:19 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

Showing 12 most recent of 27 actions. Full history

Sources

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