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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 782: Relating to: intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 782 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on December 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: intentionally sending false text messages to 911 and providing a penalty. Primary sponsor: Van Wanggaard (Republican). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 9, 2026): Published 4-10-2026.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Van WanggaardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Ben DeSmidtCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Bob DonovanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Joy GoebenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Russell GoodwinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Dean KaufertCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Tony KurtzCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Dave MurphyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Will PentermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Shae SortwellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse2
Shelia StubbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Lisa SubeckCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse79

“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. Published 4-10-2026
  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-9-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 245
  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026
  4. Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
  5. Representative Brown added as a cosponsor
  6. Report correctly enrolled
  7. Received from Assembly concurred in
  8. Ordered immediately messaged
  9. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 84, Noes 15
  10. Rules suspended
  11. Ordered to a third reading
  12. Read a second time

Showing 12 most recent of 30 actions. Full history

Sources

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