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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 538: Relating to: use of certain statements as evidence in prosecution for prostitution.

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 538 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: use of certain statements as evidence in prosecution for prostitution. Primary sponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic). It lists 10 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): Democratic 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Melissa RatcliffPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Chris LarsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Ryan ClancyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Angelina CruzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse62
Russell GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Francesca HongCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Andrew HysellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse48
Darrin MadisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Supreme Moore OmokundeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17
Christian PhelpsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse93
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73
Angelito TenorioCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14

“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. Representative Arney added as a cosponsor
  3. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
  4. Introduced by Senators Ratcliff and Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Hong, Madison, Phelps, Cruz, Moore Omokunde, Tenorio, Hysell, Goodwin and Stroud

Sources

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