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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 448: Relating to: the use of videoconferencing technology in certain civil actions.

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 448 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on September 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: the use of videoconferencing technology in certain civil actions. Primary sponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Howard Marklein (Republican). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 27, 2026): Published 3-28-2026.

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 2 · Republican 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse JamesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Howard MarkleinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Ben FranklinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Brent JacobsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Dean KaufertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Joel KitchensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Amanda NedweskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Todd NovakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Lori PalmeriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Lisa SubeckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79
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 3-28-2026
  2. Report approved by the Governor on 3-27-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 125
  3. Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2026
  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 calendar and take up
  12. Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

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