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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 440: Relating to: newspaper publication and typeface for certain legal notices.

Enacted 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 440 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on September 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: newspaper publication and typeface for certain legal notices. Primary sponsor: Romaine Quinn (Republican), Howard Marklein (Republican), Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 10, 2025): Published 12-10-2025.

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 6 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Romaine QuinnPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Howard MarkleinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Brad PfaffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate32
Kelda RoysPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Tara JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Todd NovakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Lori PalmeriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Ann RoeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Rob SwearingenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse34
Travis TranelCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse49
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. Published 12-10-2025
  2. Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 72
  3. Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025
  4. Report correctly enrolled
  5. Received from Assembly concurred in
  6. Ordered immediately messaged
  7. Read a third time and concurred in
  8. Rules suspended
  9. Ordered to a third reading
  10. Read a second time
  11. Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
  12. Read

Showing 12 most recent of 26 actions. Full history

Sources

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