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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 546: Relating to: authorizing additional circuit court and criminal justice system positions. (FE)

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 546 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: authorizing additional circuit court and criminal justice system positions. (FE). Primary sponsor: Eric Wimberger (Republican). It lists 18 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
Scott AllenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Bob DonovanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Ben FranklinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Brent JacobsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Joel KitchensCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Tony KurtzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Adam NeylonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
David SteffenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4

“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 Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
  3. Available for scheduling
  4. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 2
  5. Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3
  6. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 3
  7. Executive action taken
  8. Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wimberger
  9. Public hearing held
  10. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wimberger
  11. Representative Duchow added as a cosponsor
  12. Representative Krug added as a cosponsor

Showing 12 most recent of 17 actions. Full history

Sources

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