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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 838: Relating to: a human trafficking victim services grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (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 838 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: a human trafficking victim services grant program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (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 6 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
André JacquePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Mark SpreitzerPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Jodi Habush SinykinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Elijah BehnkeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Rob KreibichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Maureen McCarvilleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Shelia StubbsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse78

“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 Subeck added as a cosponsor
  3. Available for scheduling
  4. Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
  5. Executive action taken
  6. Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor
  7. Public hearing held
  8. Fiscal estimate received
  9. Representative Goodwin added as a cosponsor
  10. Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
  11. Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
  12. Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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