Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 708: Relating to: telecommunications service access by inmates and juveniles and making an appropriation. (FE)
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- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
SB 708 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on December 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: telecommunications service access by inmates and juveniles and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic). It lists 24 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 33
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dora Drake | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 4 |
| LaTonya Johnson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 6 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Kristin Dassler-Alfheim | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Tim Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Clint Anderson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 45 |
| Margaret Arney | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Jill Billings | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 95 |
| Ryan Clancy | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Russell Goodwin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 12 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Darrin Madison | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Maureen McCarville | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Greta Neubauer | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 66 |
| Supreme Moore Omokunde | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 17 |
| Lori Palmeri | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Priscilla Prado | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 9 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Sequanna Taylor | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 11 |
| Angelito Tenorio | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 14 |
| Randy Udell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
| Robyn Vining | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 13 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Fiscal estimate received
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Introduced by Senators Drake, L. Johnson, Ratcliff, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Larson, Roys, Spreitzer and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Madison, Taylor, Clancy, Anderson, Arney, Billings, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Joers, McCarville, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Udell, Vining, Miresse, Prado and Tenorio