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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 51: Relating to: flags flown at state and local government buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule.

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 51 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: flags flown at state and local government buildings and eliminating a related administrative rule. Primary sponsor: Eric Wimberger (Republican), Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican), Van Wanggaard (Republican). It lists 15 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 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eric WimbergerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Steve NassPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Van WanggaardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Lindee BrillCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Rob BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
Calvin CallahanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Brent JacobsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Amanda NedweskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
John SpirosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse86
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 pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wimberger
  3. Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
  4. Introduced by Senators Wimberger, Cabral-Guevara, Nass and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Brill, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Piwowarczyk, Spiros and Wichgers

Sources

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