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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 766: Relating to: operation of drones over certain utility facilities and providing a penalty.

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 766 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on December 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: operation of drones over certain utility facilities and providing a penalty. Primary sponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Jesse James (Republican). It lists 13 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 2 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cory TomczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Jesse JamesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Bob DonovanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Russell GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Dan KnodlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Paul MelotikCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Todd NovakCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Paul TittlCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse25
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. Available for scheduling
  3. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
  4. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
  5. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
  6. Executive action taken
  7. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
  8. Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor
  9. Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Tomczyk
  10. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk
  11. Public hearing held
  12. LRB correction

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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